diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 70c9f10e26..c3463c3cba 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [14.23.0] - 2023-10-04
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Cleanup `kube-proxy` VPA after switching to Cilium.
@@ -1056,7 +1058,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/giantswarm/aws-operator/compare/v14.22.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/giantswarm/aws-operator/compare/v14.23.0...HEAD
+[14.23.0]: https://github.com/giantswarm/aws-operator/compare/v14.22.0...v14.23.0
 [14.22.0]: https://github.com/giantswarm/aws-operator/compare/v14.21.0...v14.22.0
 [14.21.0]: https://github.com/giantswarm/aws-operator/compare/v14.20.0...v14.21.0
 [14.20.0]: https://github.com/giantswarm/aws-operator/compare/v14.19.2...v14.20.0
diff --git a/pkg/project/project.go b/pkg/project/project.go
index 823d22aced..d10ec33000 100644
--- a/pkg/project/project.go
+++ b/pkg/project/project.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var (
 	gitSHA             = "n/a"
 	name        string = "aws-operator"
 	source      string = "https://github.com/giantswarm/aws-operator"
-	version            = "14.22.1-dev"
+	version            = "14.23.0"
 )
 
 func Description() string {