diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
index 92467ee04..c72e0b320 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ body:
       description: the ebusd version in use
       options:
         - current source from git
+        - '23.3'
         - '23.2'
         - '23.1'
         - '22.4'
diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index 35ded87c4..21f339ba0 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# next (tbd)
+# 23.3 (2023-12-26)
 ## Bug Fixes
 * fix MQTT topic string validation
 * fix lost scanconfig default behaviour
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ce417ddac..99730abcf 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-23.2
\ No newline at end of file
+23.3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/contrib/alpine/APKBUILD b/contrib/alpine/APKBUILD
index 63a249863..d81244f59 100644
--- a/contrib/alpine/APKBUILD
+++ b/contrib/alpine/APKBUILD
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Contributor: Tim <timstanleydev@gmail.com>
 # Maintainer: Tim <timstanleydev@gmail.com>
 pkgname=ebusd
-pkgver=23.2
+pkgver=23.3
 pkgrel=0
 pkgdesc="Daemon for communication with eBUS heating systems"
 url="https://github.com/john30/ebusd"
diff --git a/contrib/archlinux/PKGBUILD b/contrib/archlinux/PKGBUILD
index bbe05ba21..f0300f35a 100644
--- a/contrib/archlinux/PKGBUILD
+++ b/contrib/archlinux/PKGBUILD
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Contributor: Milan Knizek <knizek volny cz>
 # Usage: makepkg
 pkgname=ebusd
-pkgver=23.2
+pkgver=23.3
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="ebusd, the daemon for communication with eBUS heating systems."
 arch=('i686' 'x86_64' 'armv6h' 'armv7h' 'aarch64')
diff --git a/contrib/archlinux/PKGBUILD.git b/contrib/archlinux/PKGBUILD.git
index 8ad5b6bf3..131483d98 100644
--- a/contrib/archlinux/PKGBUILD.git
+++ b/contrib/archlinux/PKGBUILD.git
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Usage: makepkg -p PKGBUILD.git
 pkgname=ebusd-git
 _gitname=ebusd
-pkgver=23.2
+pkgver=23.3
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="ebusd, the daemon for communication with eBUS heating systems."
 arch=('i686' 'x86_64' 'armv6h' 'armv7h' 'aarch64')