diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index a403de3a2..937835ccc 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -17,8 +17,12 @@ development at the same time, such as 4.5.x and 5.0.
     ..  Version 9.8.1 — 2027-07-27
     ..  --------------------------
 
-Unreleased
-----------
+.. scriv-start-here
+
+.. _changes_7-2-3:
+
+Version 7.2.3 — 2023-04-06
+--------------------------
 
 - Fix: the :ref:`config_run_sigterm` setting was meant to capture data if a
   process was terminated with a SIGTERM signal, but it didn't always.  This was
@@ -38,8 +42,6 @@ Unreleased
 .. _pull 1600: https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/pull/1600
 
 
-.. scriv-start-here
-
 .. _changes_7-2-2:
 
 Version 7.2.2 — 2023-03-16
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ca33e6f8d..f82f2ee27 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ cheats:					## Create some useful snippets for releasing.
 	python igor.py cheats | tee cheats.txt
 
 relbranch:				## Create the branch for releasing.
-	echo git switch -c nedbat/release-$$(date +%Y%m%d)
+	git switch -c nedbat/release-$$(date +%Y%m%d)
 
 relcommit1:				## Commit the first release changes.
 	git commit -am "docs: prep for $$(python setup.py --version)"
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 8e3ffd940..897f8801d 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Coverage.py runs on these versions of Python:
 
 .. PYVERSIONS
 
-* CPython 3.7 through 3.12.0a6
+* CPython 3.7 through 3.12.0a7
 * PyPy3 7.3.11.
 
 Documentation is on `Read the Docs`_.  Code repository and issue tracker are on
diff --git a/coverage/version.py b/coverage/version.py
index 3a27a388f..9cf7d9d19 100644
--- a/coverage/version.py
+++ b/coverage/version.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 
 # version_info: same semantics as sys.version_info.
 # _dev: the .devN suffix if any.
-version_info = (7, 2, 3, "alpha", 0)
-_dev = 1
+version_info = (7, 2, 3, "final", 0)
+_dev = 0
 
 
 def _make_version(
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 92eb97997..f6310b577 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@
 # @@@ editable
 copyright = "2009–2023, Ned Batchelder" # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
 # The short X.Y.Z version.
-version = "7.2.2"
+version = "7.2.3"
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = "7.2.2"
+release = "7.2.3"
 # The date of release, in "monthname day, year" format.
-release_date = "March 16, 2023"
+release_date = "April 6, 2023"
 # @@@ end
 
 rst_epilog = """
diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst
index e5ac5a0ae..b11dc90e9 100644
--- a/doc/index.rst
+++ b/doc/index.rst
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ supported on:
 
 .. PYVERSIONS
 
-* Python versions 3.7 through 3.12.0a6.
+* Python versions 3.7 through 3.12.0a7.
 * PyPy3 7.3.11.
 
 .. ifconfig:: prerelease