diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4b29d29..5b32c24 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ include(ExternalProject)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
 
 # set the project name
-project(chips VERSION 2.2)
+project(chips VERSION 2.3)
 configure_file(chipsConfig.h.in chipsConfig.h)
 
 # specify the C++ standard