diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 93a4727f2..c8be0e019 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,18 +3,18 @@
 [![Documentation](https://img.shields.io/readthedocs/nest-simulator?logo=readthedocs&logo=Read%20the%20Docs&label=Documentation)](https://nest-simulator.org/documentation)
 [![CII Best Practices](https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects/2218/badge)](https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects/2218)
 [![License](http://img.shields.io/:license-GPLv2+-green.svg)](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html)
-[![DOI](https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.4739103.svg)](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4739103)
+[![DOI](https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.5886894.svg)](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5886894)
 
 [![Latest release](https://img.shields.io/github/release/nest/nest-simulator.svg?color=brightgreen&label=latest%20release)](https://github.com/nest/nest-simulator/releases)
 [![GitHub contributors](https://img.shields.io/github/contributors/nest/nest-simulator?logo=github)](https://github.com/nest/nest-simulator)
 [![GitHub commit activity](https://img.shields.io/github/commit-activity/y/nest/nest-simulator?logo=github&color=%23ff6633)](https://github.com/nest/nest-simulator)
 
-[![Ubuntu version](https://img.shields.io/badge/ubuntu-v2.20.0%20(PPA)-blue?logo=debian)](https://nest-simulator.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation/)
+[![Ubuntu version](https://img.shields.io/badge/ubuntu-(PPA)-blue?logo=debian)](https://nest-simulator.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation/)
 [![Fedora package](https://img.shields.io/fedora/v/nest?logo=fedora)](https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/nest)
 [![Conda version](https://img.shields.io/conda/vn/conda-forge/nest-simulator.svg?logo=conda-forge&logoColor=white)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/nest-simulator)
 [![Homebrew version](https://img.shields.io/homebrew/v/nest.svg?logo=apple)](https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/nest)
-[![Docker Image Version](https://img.shields.io/docker/v/nestsim/nest/2.20.0?label=docker&logo=docker&logoColor=white)](https://hub.docker.com/r/nestsim/nest)
-[![Virtual applicance](https://img.shields.io/badge/VM-v2.20.0-blue?logo=CodeSandbox)](https://nest-simulator.readthedocs.io/en/latest/download.html#download-livemedia)
+[![Docker Image Version](https://img.shields.io/docker/v/nestsim/nest?label=docker&sort=semver&logo=docker&logoColor=white)](https://hub.docker.com/r/nestsim/nest)
+[![Virtual applicance](https://img.shields.io/badge/VM-v3.1-blue?logo=CodeSandbox)](https://nest-simulator.readthedocs.io/en/latest/download.html#download-livemedia)
 
 [![YouTube Video Views](https://img.shields.io/youtube/views/K7KXmIv6ROY?style=social)](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=nest-simulator+neurons)
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diff --git a/cmake/NestVersionInfo.cmake b/cmake/NestVersionInfo.cmake
index 158cd49cf..5efd991e3 100644
--- a/cmake/NestVersionInfo.cmake
+++ b/cmake/NestVersionInfo.cmake
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ macro(get_version_info)
     endif()
 
     if (NOT NEST_VERSION_BRANCH)
-        set(NEST_VERSION_BRANCH "UNKNOWN")
+        set(NEST_VERSION_BRANCH "3.2")
     endif()
 
     string(SUBSTRING "${NEST_VERSION_BRANCH}" 0 5 isRelease)
diff --git a/doc/userdoc/release_notes/index.rst b/doc/userdoc/release_notes/index.rst
index 5c7b46726..44560fe29 100644
--- a/doc/userdoc/release_notes/index.rst
+++ b/doc/userdoc/release_notes/index.rst
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ transition your simulation code to the new versions.
 
 * :ref:`NEST 3.0 (June 10, 2021 ) <release_3.0>`
 * :ref:`NEST 3.1 (September 15, 2021 ) <release_3.1>`
+* :ref:`NEST 3.2 (January 21, 2022 ) <release_3.2>`