diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 51fe857a1..8367783c3 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Changelog
 |kitty| is a feature-rich, cross-platform, *fast*, GPU based terminal.
 To update |kitty|, :doc:`follow the instructions <binary>`.
 
-0.23.0 [future]
+0.23.0 [2021-08-16]
 ----------------------
 
 - A new :doc:`themes kitten </kittens/themes>` to easily change kitty themes.
diff --git a/kitty/constants.py b/kitty/constants.py
index 5ce63432d..431bc6dcc 100644
--- a/kitty/constants.py
+++ b/kitty/constants.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class Version(NamedTuple):
 
 appname: str = 'kitty'
 kitty_face = '🐱'
-version: Version = Version(0, 22, 2)
+version: Version = Version(0, 23, 0)
 str_version: str = '.'.join(map(str, version))
 _plat = sys.platform.lower()
 is_macos: bool = 'darwin' in _plat