diff --git a/gunicorn/__init__.py b/gunicorn/__init__.py
index cdcd1352e..500ca3d5d 100644
--- a/gunicorn/__init__.py
+++ b/gunicorn/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # This file is part of gunicorn released under the MIT license.
 # See the NOTICE for more information.
 
-version_info = (23, 0, 0)
+version_info = (23, 1, 0)
 __version__ = ".".join([str(v) for v in version_info])
 SERVER = "gunicorn"
 SERVER_SOFTWARE = "%s/%s" % (SERVER, __version__)