diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 6291fedb9a..4be6604ddd 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Changes in synapse v0.23.0 (2017-10-02)
+=======================================
+
+No changes since v0.23.0-rc2
+
+
 Changes in synapse v0.23.0-rc2 (2017-09-26)
 ===========================================
 
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index ec83e6adb7..97d6c4094d 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 """ This is a reference implementation of a Matrix home server.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.23.0-rc2"
+__version__ = "0.23.0"