diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 78e1c78e..0f541967 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Major changes in release 2.3:
+
+* Fix the cleanup trap in several ways.
+* Handle C compilers that are picky about option placement.
+* ifnames gets the version number from the right directory.
+
 Major changes in release 2.2:
 
 * The ifnames utility is much faster but requires a "new awk" interpreter.
diff --git a/acgeneral.m4 b/acgeneral.m4
index 1bb983d5..3d508a9a 100644
--- a/acgeneral.m4
+++ b/acgeneral.m4
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ dnl
 divert(-1)dnl Throw away output until AC_INIT is called.
 changequote([, ])
 
-define(AC_ACVERSION, 2.2.1)
+define(AC_ACVERSION, 2.3)
 
 dnl Some old m4's don't support m4exit.  But they provide
 dnl equivalent functionality by core dumping because of the
diff --git a/autoconf.texi b/autoconf.texi
index 090a1ef2..476a2cc3 100644
--- a/autoconf.texi
+++ b/autoconf.texi
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 @c @setchapternewpage odd
 @c %**end of header
 
-@set EDITION 2.2.1
-@set VERSION 2.2.1
+@set EDITION 2.3
+@set VERSION 2.3
 @set UPDATED March 1995
 
 @iftex
diff --git a/doc/autoconf.texi b/doc/autoconf.texi
index 090a1ef2..476a2cc3 100644
--- a/doc/autoconf.texi
+++ b/doc/autoconf.texi
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 @c @setchapternewpage odd
 @c %**end of header
 
-@set EDITION 2.2.1
-@set VERSION 2.2.1
+@set EDITION 2.3
+@set VERSION 2.3
 @set UPDATED March 1995
 
 @iftex
diff --git a/lib/autoconf/general.m4 b/lib/autoconf/general.m4
index 1bb983d5..3d508a9a 100644
--- a/lib/autoconf/general.m4
+++ b/lib/autoconf/general.m4
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ dnl
 divert(-1)dnl Throw away output until AC_INIT is called.
 changequote([, ])
 
-define(AC_ACVERSION, 2.2.1)
+define(AC_ACVERSION, 2.3)
 
 dnl Some old m4's don't support m4exit.  But they provide
 dnl equivalent functionality by core dumping because of the