diff --git a/doc/source/index.rst b/doc/source/index.rst
index 1e79644..e840036 100644
--- a/doc/source/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/index.rst
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Here you can find the specs, and spec template, for each release:
    :glob:
    :maxdepth: 1
 
+   specs/2024.1/index
    specs/2023.2/index
    specs/2023.1/index
    specs/zed/index
diff --git a/doc/source/specs/2023.1/approved b/doc/source/specs/2023.1/approved
index 4da2fe1..0991f6c 120000
--- a/doc/source/specs/2023.1/approved
+++ b/doc/source/specs/2023.1/approved
@@ -1 +1 @@
-../../../../specs/2023.2/approved/
\ No newline at end of file
+../../../../specs/2023.1/approved
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/source/specs/2023.1/backlog b/doc/source/specs/2023.1/backlog
index c7abe5c..284059f 120000
--- a/doc/source/specs/2023.1/backlog
+++ b/doc/source/specs/2023.1/backlog
@@ -1 +1 @@
-../../../../specs/2023.2/backlog
\ No newline at end of file
+../../../../specs/2023.1/backlog
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/source/specs/2023.1/implemented b/doc/source/specs/2023.1/implemented
index 7a27a82..f580609 120000
--- a/doc/source/specs/2023.1/implemented
+++ b/doc/source/specs/2023.1/implemented
@@ -1 +1 @@
-../../../../specs/2023.2/implemented
\ No newline at end of file
+../../../../specs/2023.1/implemented
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/source/specs/2023.1/index.rst b/doc/source/specs/2023.1/index.rst
index 88e1432..d239e53 100644
--- a/doc/source/specs/2023.1/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/specs/2023.1/index.rst
@@ -9,17 +9,15 @@ Template:
 
    Specification Template (2023.2 release) <template>
 
-2023.2 (Bobcat) implemented specs:
+2023.1 (Antelope) implemented specs:
 
 .. toctree::
    :glob:
    :maxdepth: 1
 
 
-2023.2 (Bobcat) backlog (carried over from previous cycle) specs:
+2023.1 (Antelope) backlog (carried over from previous cycle) specs:
 
 .. toctree::
    :glob:
    :maxdepth: 1
-
-   backlog/*
diff --git a/doc/source/specs/2023.1/redirects b/doc/source/specs/2023.1/redirects
index 2d170d2..18ee897 120000
--- a/doc/source/specs/2023.1/redirects
+++ b/doc/source/specs/2023.1/redirects
@@ -1 +1 @@
-../../../../specs/2023.2/redirects
\ No newline at end of file
+../../../../specs/2023.1/redirects
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/source/specs/2023.2/index.rst b/doc/source/specs/2023.2/index.rst
index b6499f0..c14389e 100644
--- a/doc/source/specs/2023.2/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/specs/2023.2/index.rst
@@ -7,19 +7,17 @@ Template:
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
 
-   Specification Template (2023.1 release) <template>
+   Specification Template (2023.2 release) <template>
 
-2023.1 (Antelope) implemented specs:
+2023.2 (Bobcat) implemented specs:
 
 .. toctree::
    :glob:
    :maxdepth: 1
 
 
-2023.1 (Antelope) backlog (carried over from previous cycle) specs:
+2023.2 (Bobcat) backlog (carried over from previous cycle) specs:
 
 .. toctree::
    :glob:
    :maxdepth: 1
-
-   backlog/*
diff --git a/doc/source/specs/2024.1/approved b/doc/source/specs/2024.1/approved
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..4f9ef4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/source/specs/2024.1/approved
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../../specs/2024.1/approved/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/source/specs/2024.1/backlog b/doc/source/specs/2024.1/backlog
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..1b4cc89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/source/specs/2024.1/backlog
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../../specs/2024.1/backlog/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/source/specs/2024.1/implemented b/doc/source/specs/2024.1/implemented
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..9ec297b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/source/specs/2024.1/implemented
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../../specs/2024.1/implemented/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/source/specs/2024.1/index.rst b/doc/source/specs/2024.1/index.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..946f5e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/source/specs/2024.1/index.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+=====================================
+Charm 2024.1 (Caracal) Specifications
+=====================================
+
+Template:
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 1
+
+   Specification Template (2024.1 release) <template>
+
+2024.1 (Caracal) implemented specs:
+
+.. toctree::
+   :glob:
+   :maxdepth: 1
+
+2024.1 (Caracal) backlog (carried over from previous cycle) specs:
+
+.. toctree::
+   :glob:
+   :maxdepth: 1
+
+   backlog/*
diff --git a/doc/source/specs/2024.1/redirects b/doc/source/specs/2024.1/redirects
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..8b5571f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/source/specs/2024.1/redirects
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../../specs/2024.1/redirects
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/source/specs/2024.1/template.rst b/doc/source/specs/2024.1/template.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bcf1944
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/source/specs/2024.1/template.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+..
+  Copyright <YEARS> <HOLDER>  <--UPDATE THESE
+
+  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
+  Unported License.
+  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode
+
+..
+  This template should be in ReSTructured text. Please do not delete
+  any of the sections in this template.  If you have nothing to say
+  for a whole section, just write: "None". For help with syntax, see
+  http://sphinx-doc.org/rest.html To test out your formatting, see
+  http://www.tele3.cz/jbar/rest/rest.html
+
+===============================
+The Title of Your Specification
+===============================
+
+Introduction paragraph -- why are we doing anything?
+
+Problem Description
+===================
+
+A detailed description of the problem.
+
+Proposed Change
+===============
+
+Here is where you cover the change you propose to make in detail. How do you
+propose to solve this problem?
+
+If this is one part of a larger effort make it clear where this piece ends. In
+other words, what's the scope of this effort?
+
+What versions of the operating system are affected or required?
+
+What versions of OpenStack are affected or required?
+
+What version of Juju is required?
+
+Alternatives
+------------
+
+This is an optional section, where it does apply we'd just like a demonstration
+that some thought has been put into why the proposed approach is the best one.
+
+Implementation
+==============
+
+Assignee(s)
+-----------
+
+Who is leading the writing of the code? Or is this a blueprint where you're
+throwing it out there to see who picks it up?
+
+If more than one person is working on the implementation, please designate the
+primary author and contact.
+
+Primary assignee:
+  <launchpad-id or None>
+
+Can optionally list additional ids if they intend on doing substantial
+implementation work on this blueprint.
+
+Gerrit Topic
+------------
+
+Use Gerrit topic "<topic_name>" for all patches related to this spec.
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    git-review -t <topic_name>
+
+Work Items
+----------
+
+Work items or tasks -- break the feature up into the things that need to be
+done to implement it. Those parts might end up being done by different people,
+but we're mostly trying to understand the timeline for implementation.
+
+Repositories
+------------
+
+Will any new git repositories need to be created?
+
+Identify all new charm repos, interface repos, layer repos, whether new or
+existing, which will be affected or involved directly in the work which is
+defined by this spec.
+
+Documentation
+-------------
+
+Will this require a documentation change?  If so, which documents?
+Will it impact developer workflow?  Will additional communication need
+to be made?
+
+Identify the surface area of doc updates explicitly, ie. charm-guide,
+deployment-guide, charm README, wiki page links.
+
+Security
+--------
+
+Does this introduce any additional security risks, or are there
+security-related considerations which should be discussed?
+
+Testing
+-------
+
+What tests will be available or need to be constructed in order to
+validate this?  Unit/functional tests, development
+environments/servers, etc.
+
+Are there any special hardware requirements to test this?
+
+Dependencies
+============
+
+- Include specific references to specs and/or stories, or in
+  other projects, that this one either depends on or is related to.
+
+- Does this feature require any new library or program dependencies
+  not already in use?
+
+- What are the plans to package and distribute the payload and/or
+  dependencies?
diff --git a/specs/2024.1/approved/.keep b/specs/2024.1/approved/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/specs/2024.1/backlog/.keep b/specs/2024.1/backlog/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/specs/2023.2/backlog/audit-middleware.rst b/specs/2024.1/backlog/audit-middleware.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from specs/2023.2/backlog/audit-middleware.rst
rename to specs/2024.1/backlog/audit-middleware.rst
diff --git a/specs/2023.2/backlog/ceph-storage-action.rst b/specs/2024.1/backlog/ceph-storage-action.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from specs/2023.2/backlog/ceph-storage-action.rst
rename to specs/2024.1/backlog/ceph-storage-action.rst
diff --git a/specs/2023.2/backlog/cinder-nimblestorage.rst b/specs/2024.1/backlog/cinder-nimblestorage.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from specs/2023.2/backlog/cinder-nimblestorage.rst
rename to specs/2024.1/backlog/cinder-nimblestorage.rst
diff --git a/specs/2023.2/backlog/cinder-solidfire.rst b/specs/2024.1/backlog/cinder-solidfire.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from specs/2023.2/backlog/cinder-solidfire.rst
rename to specs/2024.1/backlog/cinder-solidfire.rst
diff --git a/specs/2023.2/backlog/memory-fragmentation-tuning.rst b/specs/2024.1/backlog/memory-fragmentation-tuning.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from specs/2023.2/backlog/memory-fragmentation-tuning.rst
rename to specs/2024.1/backlog/memory-fragmentation-tuning.rst
diff --git a/specs/2023.2/backlog/ncc-migration-ssh-auth-sharing.rst b/specs/2024.1/backlog/ncc-migration-ssh-auth-sharing.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from specs/2023.2/backlog/ncc-migration-ssh-auth-sharing.rst
rename to specs/2024.1/backlog/ncc-migration-ssh-auth-sharing.rst
diff --git a/specs/2023.2/backlog/numa-live-migration.rst b/specs/2024.1/backlog/numa-live-migration.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from specs/2023.2/backlog/numa-live-migration.rst
rename to specs/2024.1/backlog/numa-live-migration.rst
diff --git a/specs/2023.2/backlog/ovn-central-downscaling.rst b/specs/2024.1/backlog/ovn-central-downscaling.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from specs/2023.2/backlog/ovn-central-downscaling.rst
rename to specs/2024.1/backlog/ovn-central-downscaling.rst
diff --git a/specs/2023.2/backlog/pausing-charms-hacluster-no-false-alerts.rst b/specs/2024.1/backlog/pausing-charms-hacluster-no-false-alerts.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from specs/2023.2/backlog/pausing-charms-hacluster-no-false-alerts.rst
rename to specs/2024.1/backlog/pausing-charms-hacluster-no-false-alerts.rst
diff --git a/specs/2023.2/backlog/prometheus-metrics-exporter.rst b/specs/2024.1/backlog/prometheus-metrics-exporter.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from specs/2023.2/backlog/prometheus-metrics-exporter.rst
rename to specs/2024.1/backlog/prometheus-metrics-exporter.rst
diff --git a/specs/2023.2/backlog/rabbitmq-quorum-queue-support.rst b/specs/2024.1/backlog/rabbitmq-quorum-queue-support.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from specs/2023.2/backlog/rabbitmq-quorum-queue-support.rst
rename to specs/2024.1/backlog/rabbitmq-quorum-queue-support.rst
diff --git a/specs/2023.2/backlog/release-notes-migration-to-reno.rst b/specs/2024.1/backlog/release-notes-migration-to-reno.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from specs/2023.2/backlog/release-notes-migration-to-reno.rst
rename to specs/2024.1/backlog/release-notes-migration-to-reno.rst
diff --git a/specs/2023.2/backlog/service-discovery.rst b/specs/2024.1/backlog/service-discovery.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from specs/2023.2/backlog/service-discovery.rst
rename to specs/2024.1/backlog/service-discovery.rst
diff --git a/specs/2023.2/backlog/swift-extended-cluster-operations.rst b/specs/2024.1/backlog/swift-extended-cluster-operations.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from specs/2023.2/backlog/swift-extended-cluster-operations.rst
rename to specs/2024.1/backlog/swift-extended-cluster-operations.rst
diff --git a/specs/2024.1/implemented/.keep b/specs/2024.1/implemented/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/specs/2024.1/redirects b/specs/2024.1/redirects
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29