diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index bb94af9dd..a193fff41 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-23.12.00a56
+23.12.00
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 084d85d70..f1df142f9 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = "23.12"
+version = '23.12'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = "23.12.00"
+release = '23.12.00'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.