diff --git a/changelog/3.88/CHANGELOG-v3.88.md b/changelog/3.88/CHANGELOG-v3.88.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5044fa03f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/3.88/CHANGELOG-v3.88.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Version 3.88 - Minami - in dev
+
+## New Features
+
+## Updates
+
+## Bug Fixes
+
+## Examples, Documentation, Beta Testing and TypeScript
+
+Thanks to the following for helping with the Phaser Examples, Beta Testing, Docs, and TypeScript definitions, either by reporting errors, fixing them, or helping author the docs:
+
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 868e8c6cf1..9b62a86247 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "phaser",
-  "version": "3.87.0",
-  "release": "Hanabi",
+  "version": "3.88.0",
+  "release": "Minami",
   "description": "A fast, free and fun HTML5 Game Framework for Desktop and Mobile web browsers from the team at Phaser Studio Inc.",
   "author": "Richard Davey <rich@phaser.io> (https://www.phaser.io)",
   "homepage": "https://phaser.io",
diff --git a/src/const.js b/src/const.js
index d16acaaaca..45a041108c 100644
--- a/src/const.js
+++ b/src/const.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ var CONST = {
      * @type {string}
      * @since 3.0.0
      */
-    VERSION: '3.87',
+    VERSION: '3.88',
 
     /**
      * Phaser Release Version as displayed in the console.log header URL.
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ var CONST = {
      * @type {string}
      * @since 3.87.0
      */
-    LOG_VERSION: 'v387',
+    LOG_VERSION: 'v388',
 
     BlendModes: require('./renderer/BlendModes'),