diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 20cc45168..4878ec75b 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 builtins._PACKAGE_NAME_ = PACKAGE_NAME
 
 # VERSION should be PEP386 compatible (http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0386)
-VERSION = '2.2.1'
+VERSION = '2.3.0'
 
 # Indicates if this version is a release version
 RELEASE = 'dev' not in VERSION