diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4220d24ee1..c0aeef1056 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2020-2022
+# Copyright 2020-2024
 #
 # This file is part of HiPACE++.
 #
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # Preamble ####################################################################
 #
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.18.0)
-project(HiPACE VERSION 24.06)
+project(HiPACE VERSION 24.08)
 
 # helper functions
 include(${HiPACE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/HiPACEFunctions.cmake)
diff --git a/cmake/dependencies/AMReX.cmake b/cmake/dependencies/AMReX.cmake
index 5fc39349d7..3d12cf243c 100644
--- a/cmake/dependencies/AMReX.cmake
+++ b/cmake/dependencies/AMReX.cmake
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ macro(find_amrex)
     else()
         message(STATUS "Searching for pre-installed AMReX ...")
         set(COMPONENT_PRECISION ${HiPACE_PRECISION} P${HiPACE_PRECISION})
-        find_package(AMReX 24.06 CONFIG REQUIRED COMPONENTS 3D ${COMPONENT_PRECISION} PARTICLES)
+        find_package(AMReX 24.08 CONFIG REQUIRED COMPONENTS 3D ${COMPONENT_PRECISION} PARTICLES)
         # note: TINYP skipped because user-configured and optional
 
         # AMReX CMake helper scripts
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ set(HiPACE_amrex_src ""
 set(HiPACE_amrex_repo "https://github.com/AMReX-Codes/amrex.git"
     CACHE STRING
     "Repository URI to pull and build AMReX from if(HiPACE_amrex_internal)")
-set(HiPACE_amrex_branch "development"
+set(HiPACE_amrex_branch "24.08"
     CACHE STRING
     "Repository branch for HiPACE_amrex_repo if(HiPACE_amrex_internal)")
 
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index dc92936dcf..73e3bd994e 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 project = 'HiPACE++'
 copyright = '2021, Severin Diederichs, Axel Huebl, Remi Lehe, Andrew Myers, Alexander Sinn, Maxence Thevenet, Weiqun Zhang'
 author = 'Severin Diederichs, Axel Huebl, Remi Lehe, Andrew Myers, Alexander Sinn, Maxence Thevenet, Weiqun Zhang'
-version = u'24.06'
-release = u'24.06'
+version = u'24.08'
+release = u'24.08'
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/license.txt b/license.txt
index f1e314be16..495f95584f 100644
--- a/license.txt
+++ b/license.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-HiPACE++ v24.06 Copyright (c) 2021-2024, The Regents of the University of California,
+HiPACE++ v24.08 Copyright (c) 2021-2024, The Regents of the University of California,
 through Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (subject to receipt of
 any required approvals from the U.S. Dept. of Energy) and Deutsches
 Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY). All rights reserved.