Version bump to start work on 5.3

docs/releases/upgrading.md

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ The compatible versions of Django and Python for each Wagtail release are:
 
 | Wagtail release | Compatible Django versions | Compatible Python versions |
 | --------------- | -------------------------- | -------------------------- |
+| 5.3             | 3.2, 4.1, 4.2              | 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12 |
 | 5.2             | 3.2, 4.1, 4.2              | 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12 |
 | 5.1             | 3.2, 4.1, 4.2              | 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11       |
 | 5.0             | 3.2, 4.1, 4.2              | 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11  |

wagtail/__init__.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from wagtail.utils.version import get_semver_version, get_version
 
 # major.minor.patch.release.number
 # release must be one of alpha, beta, rc, or final
-VERSION = (5, 2, 0, "alpha", 0)
+VERSION = (5, 3, 0, "alpha", 0)
 
 __version__ = get_version(VERSION)
 

wagtail/admin/wagtail_hooks.py

@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ def register_reports_menu():
 
 @hooks.register("register_help_menu_item")
 def register_whats_new_in_wagtail_version_menu_item():
-    version = "5.2"
+    version = "5.3"
     return DismissibleMenuItem(
         _("What's new in Wagtail %(version)s") % {"version": version},
         wagtail_feature_release_whats_new_link(),

wagtail/project_template/requirements.txt

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 Django>=4.2,<4.3
-wagtail==5.2a0
+wagtail==5.3a0