diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 609213b4..ed31c2fb 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## [0.23.0] - UNRELEASED
+## [0.23.0] - 2021-03-24
 - DBusMockObject: Add UpdateProperties() method (Thanks to Jonas Ådahl)
 - DBusTestCase: Add bus override argument to spawn_server_template, to use
   templates on either system or session bus; add corresponding --session CLI
diff --git a/dbusmock/__init__.py b/dbusmock/__init__.py
index 716a8eeb..90929264 100644
--- a/dbusmock/__init__.py
+++ b/dbusmock/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 __author__ = 'Martin Pitt'
 __copyright__ = '(c) 2012 Canonical Ltd.'
-__version__ = '0.22.0'
+__version__ = '0.23.0'
 
 from dbusmock.mockobject import (DBusMockObject, MOCK_IFACE,
                                  OBJECT_MANAGER_IFACE, get_object, get_objects)