diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 24dfafb41..56caeb86a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Edit this release and run "make release"
-RELEASE=2.2.7
+RELEASE=2.3.0
 
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index f683aa6a3..5ac6a0e9d 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+tron (2.3.0) jammy; urgency=medium
+
+  * 2.3.0 tagged with 'make release'
+    Commit: Merge pull request #989 from Yelp/jfong/TRON-2195-old-
+    kubeconfig-paths  TRON-2195: Support watcher_kubeconfig_paths
+
+ -- Jen Patague <jfong@yelp.com>  Thu, 11 Jul 2024 14:25:42 -0700
+
 tron (2.2.7) jammy; urgency=medium
 
   * 2.2.7 tagged with 'make release'
diff --git a/tron/__init__.py b/tron/__init__.py
index 68f20088c..f5af6a6c1 100644
--- a/tron/__init__.py
+++ b/tron/__init__.py
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
 # setup phase, the dependencies may not exist on disk yet.
 #
 # Don't bump version manually. See `make release` docs in ./Makefile
-__version__ = "2.2.7"
+__version__ = "2.3.0"