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.