diff --git a/.github/workflows/repository-management.yml b/.github/workflows/repository-management.yml
index ee9c010c687..c53e39105e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/repository-management.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/repository-management.yml
@@ -449,12 +449,28 @@ jobs:
       - name: Commit version bumps with GPG signature
         if: ${{ steps.version-changed.outputs.changes_to_commit == 'TRUE' }}
         run: |
+          TIMESTAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)
+          BRANCH_NAME="version-bump-${TIMESTAMP}"
+          echo "branch_name=$BRANCH_NAME" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Create branch and commit version bump
+        if: ${{ steps.version-changed.outputs.changes_to_commit == 'TRUE' }}
+        env:
+          BRANCH_NAME: ${{ steps.create-branch-name.outputs.branch_name }}
+        run: |
+          git checkout -b "$BRANCH_NAME"
           git commit -m "Bumped client version(s)" -a
 
       - name: Push changes to main
         if: ${{ steps.version-changed.outputs.changes_to_commit == 'TRUE' }}
         run: |
-          git push
+          git push -u origin "$BRANCH_NAME"
+          gh pr create \
+            --title "Bump client version(s)" \
+            --body "Automated version bump created by repository-management workflow" \
+            --label "version update" \
+            --base main \
+            --head "$BRANCH_NAME"
 
   cut_branch:
     name: Cut branch
diff --git a/apps/browser/package.json b/apps/browser/package.json
index 6a33e1bcef6..35b70b8a7ab 100644
--- a/apps/browser/package.json
+++ b/apps/browser/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@bitwarden/browser",
-  "version": "2026.4.0",
+  "version": "2026.5.0",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "npm run build:chrome",
     "build:bit": "npm run build:bit:chrome",
diff --git a/apps/browser/src/manifest.json b/apps/browser/src/manifest.json
index c1f678945a6..bcdbf76aef5 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/manifest.json
+++ b/apps/browser/src/manifest.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "manifest_version": 2,
   "name": "__MSG_extName__",
   "short_name": "Bitwarden",
-  "version": "2026.4.0",
+  "version": "2026.5.0",
   "description": "__MSG_extDesc__",
   "default_locale": "en",
   "author": "Bitwarden Inc.",
diff --git a/apps/browser/src/manifest.v3.json b/apps/browser/src/manifest.v3.json
index 2231f09b743..f2928e0d5e4 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/manifest.v3.json
+++ b/apps/browser/src/manifest.v3.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "minimum_chrome_version": "102.0",
   "name": "__MSG_extName__",
   "short_name": "Bitwarden",
-  "version": "2026.4.0",
+  "version": "2026.5.0",
   "description": "__MSG_extDesc__",
   "default_locale": "en",
   "author": "Bitwarden Inc.",
diff --git a/apps/web/Dockerfile b/apps/web/Dockerfile
index 96e973de889..361b0de7e04 100644
--- a/apps/web/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/web/Dockerfile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ RUN npm run ${NPM_COMMAND}
 ###############################################
 #                Build stage 2                #
 ###############################################
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0-alpine3.21 AS build
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:10.0-alpine3.23 AS build
 
 # Docker buildx supplies the value for this arg
 ARG TARGETPLATFORM
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ WORKDIR /app
 ###############################################
 #                  App stage                  #
 ###############################################
-FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:8.0-alpine3.21
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:10.0-alpine3.23
 
 ARG TARGETPLATFORM
 LABEL com.bitwarden.product="bitwarden"
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ad0e9cb3342..9552c9fb0b7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
     },
     "apps/browser": {
       "name": "@bitwarden/browser",
-      "version": "2026.4.0"
+      "version": "2026.5.0"
     },
     "apps/cli": {
       "name": "@bitwarden/cli",