diff --git a/ckan/__init__.py b/ckan/__init__.py
index 015d4710801..ed7828abf1b 100644
--- a/ckan/__init__.py
+++ b/ckan/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '2.3b'
+__version__ = '2.3'
 
 __description__ = 'CKAN Software'
 __long_description__ = \