diff --git a/Gate.cc b/Gate.cc
index df8b428db..62ef53987 100644
--- a/Gate.cc
+++ b/Gate.cc
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ void welcome()
 {
   GateMessage("Core", 0, G4endl);
   GateMessage("Core", 0, "*******************************************************" << G4endl);
-  GateMessage("Core", 0, " GATE version 9.2 (2022)" << G4endl);
+  GateMessage("Core", 0, " GATE version 9.3 (2023)" << G4endl);
   GateMessage("Core", 0, " Copyright : OpenGATE Collaboration" << G4endl);
   GateMessage("Core", 0, " Reference : Phys. Med. Biol. 49(19) 4543-4561     2004 " << G4endl);
   GateMessage("Core", 0, " Reference : Phys. Med. Biol. 56(4)  881-901       2011 " << G4endl);