diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index fb0f2880eb0..8cb101bb087 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -332,3 +332,17 @@ pull_request_rules:
         labels:
           - "backport"
         title: "[{{ destination_branch }}] {{ title }} (backport #{{ number }})"
+  - name: backport patches to 8.14 branch
+    conditions:
+      - merged
+      - base=main
+      - label=backport-8.14
+    actions:
+      backport:
+        assignees:
+          - "{{ author }}"
+        branches:
+          - "8.14"
+        labels:
+          - "backport"
+        title: "[{{ destination_branch }}] {{ title }} (backport #{{ number }})"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
index e57b067927a..623bc75afd3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // tag::list[]
+* <<apm-release-notes-8.14>>
 * <<apm-release-notes-8.13>>
 * <<apm-release-notes-8.12>>
 * <<apm-release-notes-8.11>>
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
 
 // tag::includes[]
 include::./changelogs/head.asciidoc[]
+include::./changelogs/8.14.asciidoc[]
 include::./changelogs/8.13.asciidoc[]
 include::./changelogs/8.12.asciidoc[]
 include::./changelogs/8.11.asciidoc[]
diff --git a/changelogs/8.14.asciidoc b/changelogs/8.14.asciidoc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0f7b06b3b99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/8.14.asciidoc
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+[[apm-release-notes-8.14]]
+== APM version 8.14
+* <<apm-release-notes-8.14.0>>
+
+[float]
+[[apm-release-notes-8.14.0]]
+=== APM version 8.14.0
+
+https://github.com/elastic/apm-server/compare/v8.13.2\...v8.14.0[View commits]
+
+[float]
+==== Breaking Changes
+
+[float]
+==== Deprecations
+
+[float]
+==== Intake API Changes
+
+[float]
+==== Added
+- OpenTelemetry Distro Name will now be used for `agent.name` and `agent.version` {pull}12940[12940]
+- Add support for setting the `host.id` via IntakeV2 {pull}12940[12940]
+- Improved error message when tail sampling processor fails to read from subscriber position file {pull}12759[12759]
diff --git a/changelogs/head.asciidoc b/changelogs/head.asciidoc
index 2960ca0b5b5..a3cf1bf266d 100644
--- a/changelogs/head.asciidoc
+++ b/changelogs/head.asciidoc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [[release-notes-head]]
 == APM version HEAD
 
-https://github.com/elastic/apm-server/compare/8.13\...main[View commits]
+https://github.com/elastic/apm-server/compare/8.14\...main[View commits]
 
 [float]
 ==== Breaking Changes
@@ -14,5 +14,3 @@ https://github.com/elastic/apm-server/compare/8.13\...main[View commits]
 
 [float]
 ==== Added
-- OpenTelemetry Distro Name will now be used for `agent.name` and `agent.version` {pull}12940[12940]
-- Add support for setting the `host.id` via IntakeV2 {pull}12940[12940]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmd/intake-receiver/version.go b/cmd/intake-receiver/version.go
index 7b4c8aa6075..a7731b88d2a 100644
--- a/cmd/intake-receiver/version.go
+++ b/cmd/intake-receiver/version.go
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@
 package main
 
 // version matches the APM Server's version
-const version = "8.14.0"
+const version = "8.15.0"
diff --git a/internal/version/version.go b/internal/version/version.go
index fdde5cd026d..2985c194338 100644
--- a/internal/version/version.go
+++ b/internal/version/version.go
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@
 package version
 
 // Version holds the APM Server version.
-const Version = "8.14.0"
+const Version = "8.15.0"