diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 0e56baef..055815e6 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ Changelog
 Development
 ===========
 - (Fill this out as you fix issues and develop your features).
+
+Changes in 0.23.1
+===========
 - Bug fix: ignore LazyReferenceFields when clearing _changed_fields #2484
 - Improve connection doc #2481
 
diff --git a/mongoengine/__init__.py b/mongoengine/__init__.py
index 075c8858..d316b0f1 100644
--- a/mongoengine/__init__.py
+++ b/mongoengine/__init__.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ __all__ = (
 )
 
 
-VERSION = (0, 23, 0)
+VERSION = (0, 23, 1)
 
 
 def get_version():