diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/api_version.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/api_version.py
index f1df853784..f5e9237627 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/api_version.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/api_version.py
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 """InvenTree API version information."""
 
 # InvenTree API version
-INVENTREE_API_VERSION = 248
+INVENTREE_API_VERSION = 249
 
 """Increment this API version number whenever there is a significant change to the API that any clients need to know about."""
 
 
 INVENTREE_API_TEXT = """
+
+v249 - 2024-08-23 : https://github.com/inventree/InvenTree/pull/7978
+    - Sort status enums
+
 v248 - 2024-08-23 : https://github.com/inventree/InvenTree/pull/7965
     - Small adjustments to labels for new custom status fields
 
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/generic/states/custom.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/generic/states/custom.py
index 2539eb550e..8fc8948c28 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/generic/states/custom.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/generic/states/custom.py
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ def state_color_mappings():
 
 def state_reference_mappings():
     """Return a list of custom user state references."""
-    return [(a.__name__, a.__name__) for a in get_custom_classes(include_custom=False)]
+    classes = get_custom_classes(include_custom=False)
+    return [(a.__name__, a.__name__) for a in sorted(classes, key=lambda x: x.__name__)]
 
 
 def get_logical_value(value, model: str):