diff --git a/docs/NEWS b/docs/NEWS
index 2ca12e85..fc0d1a92 100644
--- a/docs/NEWS
+++ b/docs/NEWS
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-Version 2.3-rc2
+Version 2.3.0 (10.08.2019)
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     * Fix: Don't show "Array" under Update notification if autoupdate
            plugin is not installed
 
+    * Fix PHP 7.4 issue in PEAR HTTP_Request2
+
 Version 2.3-rc1 (03.08.2019)
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/serendipity_config.inc.php b/serendipity_config.inc.php
index 1c41f91e..d71d115f 100644
--- a/serendipity_config.inc.php
+++ b/serendipity_config.inc.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ if (defined('USE_MEMSNAP')) {
 }
 
 // The version string
-$serendipity['version'] = '2.3-rc2';
+$serendipity['version'] = '2.3.0';
 
 
 // Setting this to 'false' will enable debugging output. All alpha/beta/cvs snapshot versions will emit debug information by default. To increase the debug level (to enable Smarty debugging), set this flag to 'debug'.