diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4024dfa172..4bebb57dde 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ AC_PREREQ([2.69])
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, 23)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 3)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 0)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_RC, 7)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_RC, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, true)
-define(_COPYRIGHT_YEAR, 2024)
+define(_COPYRIGHT_YEAR, 2025)
 define(_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS,[The %s developers])
 define(_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS_SUBSTITUTION,[[Elements Project]])
 AC_INIT([Elements Core],m4_join([.], _CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, _CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, _CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD)m4_if(_CLIENT_VERSION_RC, [0], [], [rc]_CLIENT_VERSION_RC),[https://github.com/ElementsProject/elements/issues],[elements],[https://elementsproject.org/])