diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 765097bb92..ddf04fa41c 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+3.0.23:
+
 3.0.22:
  * Fix gossip shutdown order (CASSANDRA-15816)
  * Remove broken 'defrag-on-read' optimization (CASSANDRA-15432)
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 6c1d148ffd..6795da311d 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <property name="debuglevel" value="source,lines,vars"/>
 
     <!-- default version and SCM information -->
-    <property name="base.version" value="3.0.22"/>
+    <property name="base.version" value="3.0.23"/>
     <property name="scm.connection" value="scm:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/cassandra.git"/>
     <property name="scm.developerConnection" value="scm:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/cassandra.git"/>
     <property name="scm.url" value="https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=cassandra.git;a=tree"/>
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 40f578dc18..a321b82b3f 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+cassandra (3.0.23) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New release
+
+ -- 
+
 cassandra (3.0.22) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New release