diff --git a/include/ruby/version.h b/include/ruby/version.h
index 1e3ff2e6a3..8cc3c8c094 100644
--- a/include/ruby/version.h
+++ b/include/ruby/version.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 /* API version */
 #define RUBY_API_VERSION_MAJOR 2
-#define RUBY_API_VERSION_MINOR 2
+#define RUBY_API_VERSION_MINOR 3
 #define RUBY_API_VERSION_TEENY 0
 #define RUBY_API_VERSION_CODE (RUBY_API_VERSION_MAJOR*10000+RUBY_API_VERSION_MINOR*100+RUBY_API_VERSION_TEENY)