updated version flags for next version
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index fa56fdd..af82dc5 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
Starting with version 1.8.0, pybind11 releases use a `semantic versioning
<http://semver.org>`_ policy.
+v2.3.0 (Not yet released)
+-----------------------------------------------------
+
+* TBD
+
v2.2.0 (August 31, 2017)
-----------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 930d4ec..868f960 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@
# built documents.
#
# The short X.Y version.
-version = '2.2'
+version = '2.3'
# The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '2.2.0'
+release = '2.3.dev0'
# The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
# for a list of supported languages.