diff --git a/.VERSION_PREFIX b/.VERSION_PREFIX
index 5d7eb068..66acda6e 100644
--- a/.VERSION_PREFIX
+++ b/.VERSION_PREFIX
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.73
\ No newline at end of file
+1.74
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6ff88faf..bf57c675 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Unreleased
+# 1.74.1181 (2023-01-20 / d823c74)
 
 ## Changed
 
@@ -954,4 +954,4 @@ namespace.
 - The configuration format has changed, you should now start with the `#kaocha
   {}` tagged reader literal in `tests.edn` to provide defaults. If you want more
   control then overwrite `tests.edn` with the output of `--print-config` and
-  tweak.
+  tweak.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2f73ada8..5b509559 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ Add Kaocha as a dependency, preferably under an alias.
 ;; deps.edn
 {:deps { ,,, }
  :aliases
- {:test {:extra-deps {lambdaisland/kaocha {:mvn/version "1.73.1175"}}
+ {:test {:extra-deps {lambdaisland/kaocha {:mvn/version "1.74.1181"}}
          :main-opts ["-m" "kaocha.runner"]}}}
 ```
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ Add a profile and alias
 ;; project.clj
 (defproject my-proj "0.1.0"
   :dependencies [,,,]
-  :profiles {:kaocha {:dependencies [[lambdaisland/kaocha "1.73.1175"]]}}
+  :profiles {:kaocha {:dependencies [[lambdaisland/kaocha "1.74.1181"]]}}
   :aliases {"kaocha" ["with-profile" "+kaocha" "run" "-m" "kaocha.runner"]})
 ```
 
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ options.  If you nonetheless prefer `:exec-fn`/`-X`, you can set up `deps.edn`:
 ;; deps.edn
 {:deps { ,,, }
  :aliases 
- {:test {:extra-deps {lambdaisland/kaocha {:mvn/version "1.73.1175"}}
+ {:test {:extra-deps {lambdaisland/kaocha {:mvn/version "1.74.1181"}}
          :exec-fn kaocha.runner/exec-fn
          :exec-args {}}}}
 ```
@@ -189,10 +189,10 @@ of tests skipped. You could save that configuration with an additional alias:
 ;; deps.edn
 {:deps { ,,, }
  :aliases 
- {:test {:extra-deps {lambdaisland/kaocha {:mvn/version "1.73.1175"}}
+ {:test {:extra-deps {lambdaisland/kaocha {:mvn/version "1.74.1181"}}
          :exec-fn kaocha.runner/exec-fn
          :exec-args {}}
- :watch-test {:extra-deps {lambdaisland/kaocha {:mvn/version "1.73.1175"}}
+ :watch-test {:extra-deps {lambdaisland/kaocha {:mvn/version "1.74.1181"}}
          :exec-fn kaocha.runner/exec-fn
          :exec-args {:watch? true
 	 :skip-meta :slow
diff --git a/doc/02_installing.md b/doc/02_installing.md
index 8ac0ce24..af088a0a 100644
--- a/doc/02_installing.md
+++ b/doc/02_installing.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ The main namespace for use at the command line is `kaocha.runner`, regardless of
 For example:
 
 ``` shell
-clojure -Sdeps '{:deps {lambdaisland/kaocha {:mvn/version "1.73.1175"}}}' -m kaocha.runner --test-help
+clojure -Sdeps '{:deps {lambdaisland/kaocha {:mvn/version "1.74.1181"}}}' -m kaocha.runner --test-help
 ```
 
 Below are instructions on the recommended way to set things up for various build tools.
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ In `deps.edn`, create a `test` "alias" (profile) that loads the `lambdaisland/ka
 {:deps { ,,, }
  :aliases
  {:test {:main-opts ["-m" "kaocha.runner"]
-         :extra-deps {lambdaisland/kaocha {:mvn/version "1.73.1175"}}}}}
+         :extra-deps {lambdaisland/kaocha {:mvn/version "1.74.1181"}}}}}
 ```
 
 Other dependencies that are only used for tests, like test framework or assertion
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ options.  If you nonetheless prefer `:exec-fn`/`-X`, you can set up `deps.edn`:
 ;; deps.edn
 {:deps { ,,, }
  :aliases 
- {:test {:extra-deps {lambdaisland/kaocha {:mvn/version "1.73.1175"}}
+ {:test {:extra-deps {lambdaisland/kaocha {:mvn/version "1.74.1181"}}
          :exec-fn kaocha.runner/exec-fn
          :exec-args {}}}}
 ```
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ of tests skipped. You could save that configuration with an additional alias:
 ;; deps.edn
 {:deps { ,,, }
  :aliases 
- {:test {:extra-deps {lambdaisland/kaocha {:mvn/version "1.73.1175"}}
+ {:test {:extra-deps {lambdaisland/kaocha {:mvn/version "1.74.1181"}}
          :exec-fn kaocha.runner/exec-fn
          :exec-args {}}
- :watch-test {:extra-deps {lambdaisland/kaocha {:mvn/version "1.73.1175"}}
+ :watch-test {:extra-deps {lambdaisland/kaocha {:mvn/version "1.74.1181"}}
          :exec-fn kaocha.runner/exec-fn
          :exec-args {:watch? true
 	 :skip-meta :slow
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ Add Kaocha to your `:dev` profile, then add an alias that invokes `lein run -m k
 ``` clojure
 (defproject my-proj "0.1.0"
   :dependencies [,,,]
-  :profiles {:dev {:dependencies [,,, [lambdaisland/kaocha "1.73.1175"]]}}
+  :profiles {:dev {:dependencies [,,, [lambdaisland/kaocha "1.74.1181"]]}}
   :aliases {"kaocha" ["run" "-m" "kaocha.runner"]})
 ```
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ alias that activates the profile and invokes `lein run -m kaocha.runner`:
 ``` clojure
 (defproject my-proj "0.1.0"
   :dependencies [,,,]
-  :profiles {:kaocha {:dependencies [[lambdaisland/kaocha "1.73.1175"]]}}
+  :profiles {:kaocha {:dependencies [[lambdaisland/kaocha "1.74.1181"]]}}
   :aliases {"kaocha" ["with-profile" "+kaocha" "run" "-m" "kaocha.runner"]})
 ```