diff --git a/.github/project.yml b/.github/project.yml
index 7a795bbf2..bc881fae3 100644
--- a/.github/project.yml
+++ b/.github/project.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Java Operator SDK Extension
 release:
-  current-version: 6.9.2
-  next-version: 6.9.3-SNAPSHOT
+  current-version: 7.0.0.CR1
+  next-version: 7.0.0-SNAPSHOT
 
diff --git a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/includes/attributes.adoc b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/includes/attributes.adoc
index 99e29b22c..0237b1079 100644
--- a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/includes/attributes.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/includes/attributes.adoc
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-:project-version: 6.9.2
+:project-version: 7.0.0.CR1
 
 :examples-dir: ./../examples/
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 42470566e..b517d5a4a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Quarkus - Operator SDK - Parent</name>
   <properties>
-    <quarkus.version>999-SNAPSHOT</quarkus.version>
+    <quarkus.version>3.18.0.CR1</quarkus.version>
     <java-operator-sdk.version>5.0.0-RC1</java-operator-sdk.version>
   </properties>
   <scm>