diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8ecdc19..c147992 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <artifactId>barcode4j</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Barcode4J</name>
-  <version>2.2</version>
+  <version>2.3</version>
   <description>Barcode4J is a flexible generator for barcodes written in Java.</description>
   <url>http://barcode4j.sourceforge.net</url>
   <distributionManagement>