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)
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