diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 93d84a73a6cd9..d184425f0c2ed 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-go1.23rc2
-time 2024-07-16T00:27:32Z
+go1.23.0
+time 2024-08-07T19:21:44Z