diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 918e9e93ab67796280414c6989ccc2518bf301bb..1bd5b1c5908c8b9c26e5cc559ca606504491d6dd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 PACKAGE		:= abuild
-VERSION		:= 2.22.0
+VERSION		:= 2.23.0_rc2
 
 prefix		?= /usr
 bindir		?= $(prefix)/bin