diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 03804d75..2ab9b15d 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Version 23.5 (2023-12-05)
+-------------------------
+
+* Fixed OrderingFilter handling of empty values. (#1628)
+
+  Thanks to Matt Munns.
+
 Version 23.4 (2023-11-20)
 -------------------------
 
diff --git a/django_filters/__init__.py b/django_filters/__init__.py
index 325777b6..5be169b5 100644
--- a/django_filters/__init__.py
+++ b/django_filters/__init__.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     from . import rest_framework
 del importlib_util
 
-__version__ = "23.4"
+__version__ = "23.5"
 
 
 def parse_version(version):