diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yaml
index a0af66c42..b4240171b 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yaml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: NetBox version
       description: What version of NetBox are you currently running?
-      placeholder: v3.4.8
+      placeholder: v3.5-beta2
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: dropdown
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yaml
index a26ee7bc1..cedee1f44 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yaml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: NetBox version
       description: What version of NetBox are you currently running?
-      placeholder: v3.4.8
+      placeholder: v3.5-beta2
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: dropdown
diff --git a/base_requirements.txt b/base_requirements.txt
index 4e7d1d296..c1e2fed7f 100644
--- a/base_requirements.txt
+++ b/base_requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 bleach<6.0
 
 # Python client for Amazon AWS API
-# https://github.com/boto/boto3
+# https://github.com/boto/boto3/blob/develop/CHANGELOG.rst
 boto3
 
 # The Python web framework on which NetBox is built
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/version-3.5.md b/docs/release-notes/version-3.5.md
index c3b8462e8..ee9b04628 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/version-3.5.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/version-3.5.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # NetBox v3.5
 
-## v3.5.0 (FUTURE)
+## v3.5-beta2 (2023-04-18)
 
 ### Breaking Changes
 
diff --git a/netbox/netbox/settings.py b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
index ee7b4bb9e..df9160621 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/settings.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from netbox.constants import RQ_QUEUE_DEFAULT, RQ_QUEUE_HIGH, RQ_QUEUE_LOW
 # Environment setup
 #
 
-VERSION = '3.5.0-dev'
+VERSION = '3.5-beta2'
 
 # Hostname
 HOSTNAME = platform.node()
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5a9ed3a3d..058f05a28 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 bleach==5.0.1
-boto3==1.26.91
+boto3==1.26.115
 Django==4.1.8
 django-cors-headers==3.14.0
 django-debug-toolbar==4.0.0
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ django-tables2==2.5.3
 django-taggit==3.1.0
 django-timezone-field==5.0
 djangorestframework==3.14.0
-drf-spectacular==0.26.1
+drf-spectacular==0.26.2
 drf-spectacular-sidecar==2023.4.1
 dulwich==0.21.3
 feedparser==6.0.10