diff --git a/build.properties.default b/build.properties.default
index e224766f16b6..1bf16c2cd6cb 100644
--- a/build.properties.default
+++ b/build.properties.default
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 # ----- Version Control Flags -----
 version.major=9
 version.minor=0
-version.build=98
+version.build=99
 version.patch=0
 version.suffix=
 version.dev=-dev
diff --git a/res/maven/mvn.properties.default b/res/maven/mvn.properties.default
index 91767b381a38..93772ade50fd 100644
--- a/res/maven/mvn.properties.default
+++ b/res/maven/mvn.properties.default
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ maven.asf.release.repo.url=https://repository.apache.org/service/local/staging/d
 maven.asf.release.repo.repositoryId=apache.releases.https
 
 # Release version info
-maven.asf.release.deploy.version=9.0.98
+maven.asf.release.deploy.version=9.0.99
 
 #Where do we load the libraries from
 tomcat.lib.path=../../output/build/lib
diff --git a/webapps/docs/changelog.xml b/webapps/docs/changelog.xml
index 2dad54765dea..3f7fd10aaef4 100644
--- a/webapps/docs/changelog.xml
+++ b/webapps/docs/changelog.xml
@@ -104,7 +104,9 @@
   They eventually become mixed with the numbered issues (i.e., numbered
   issues do not "pop up" wrt. others).
 -->
-<section name="Tomcat 9.0.98 (remm)" rtext="in development">
+<section name="Tomcat 9.0.99 (remm)" rtext="in development">
+</section>
+<section name="Tomcat 9.0.98 (remm)" rtext="release in progress">
   <subsection name="Catalina">
     <changelog>
       <add>