diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index a9ea5e8b34..b8d9abfab2 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.9.6.22
+0.9.6.23
diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index a778fbb46c..22c8b8b386 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 RAILS_GEM_VERSION = '2.3.5' unless defined? RAILS_GEM_VERSION
 
 # Specified gem version of Refinery to use when vendor/plugins/refinery/lib/refinery.rb is not present.
-REFINERY_GEM_VERSION = '0.9.6.22' unless defined? REFINERY_GEM_VERSION
+REFINERY_GEM_VERSION = '0.9.6.23' unless defined? REFINERY_GEM_VERSION
 
 # Boot Rails
 require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'boot')
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index d9641ae281..4e4076679b 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ After your database exists, you'll need to install the gems that Refinery depend
 
     rake gems:install
 
-As of version 0.9.6.22, the news engine was extracted into a separate gem.
-This is found here:
+Note: The news engine that was previously in Refinery's core was extracted into a separate gem / plugin to be found here:
 
     http://github.com/resolve/refinerycms-news