diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 97c409ff4..0bd1fba09 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ checksum = "b4388bee8683e3d04af747c73422af53102d2bd24d9eadb6cbc100baef4b43f8"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "boil"
-version = "0.2.2"
+version = "0.2.3-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "cap-std",
  "clap",
diff --git a/rust/boil/CHANGELOG.md b/rust/boil/CHANGELOG.md
index dbcad4ddd..3947dc589 100644
--- a/rust/boil/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/rust/boil/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,19 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [0.2.3-rc.1] - 2026-07-01
+
+[See complete diff](https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/compare/boil-0.2.2..0.2.3-rc.1)
+
+### Features
+
+- Add support for floating tags ([#1555](https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/pull/1555)).
+- Add image size command ([#1536](https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/pull/1536)).
+
+### Documentation
+
+- Add config section to README ([#1538](https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/pull/1538)).
+
 ## [0.2.2] - 2026-06-12
 
 [See complete diff](https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/compare/boil-0.2.1..boil-0.2.2)
diff --git a/rust/boil/Cargo.toml b/rust/boil/Cargo.toml
index 28adad66a..812c9a758 100644
--- a/rust/boil/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/boil/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "boil"
-version = "0.2.2" # Managed by .scripts/release_boil.sh
+version = "0.2.3-rc.1" # Managed by .scripts/release_boil.sh
 edition = "2024"
 authors.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true