diff --git a/.changes/ed25519-pub-key-bytes.md b/.changes/ed25519-pub-key-bytes.md
deleted file mode 100644
index b598a139..00000000
--- a/.changes/ed25519-pub-key-bytes.md
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@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-"iota-crypto": patch
----
-
-Added ed25519 PublicKeyBytes wrapper that does not require validation to use.
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0de15d0b..65c77e0b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## \[0.23.1]
+
+- [`65c49a4`](https://www.github.com/iotaledger/crypto.rs/commit/65c49a4108906c4000fe5702fdee3148dd3c641e)([#221](https://www.github.com/iotaledger/crypto.rs/pull/221)) Added ed25519 PublicKeyBytes wrapper that does not require validation to use.
+
 ## \[0.23.0]
 
 - [`e8db042`](https://www.github.com/iotaledger/crypto.rs/commit/e8db042bb3fb731458a80098d9c3bfb6109a5aad)([#217](https://www.github.com/iotaledger/crypto.rs/pull/217)) BIP44 improvements: made coin_type a mandatory constructor parameter, removed Default impl.
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 794c29ba..e4ac2eb6 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "iota-crypto"
-version = "0.23.0"
+version = "0.23.1"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 authors = [ "IOTA Stiftung" ]
 edition = "2021"