2 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a5247b08..17e6f706 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+### marco 1.23.0
+
 ### marco 1.22.0
 
   * update translations
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fc1a6288..9918faf6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.50)
 
 m4_define([marco_major_version], [1])
-m4_define([marco_minor_version], [22])
+m4_define([marco_minor_version], [23])
 m4_define([marco_micro_version], [0])
 
 m4_define([marco_version],