diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 26253e8d1..51465584a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.3.0] - 2025-07-19
+
+### Features / Changes
+
+- Add "e2ee encrypted" info message to all e2ee chats ([#7008](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7008)).
+- repl: Print errors and debug logs to stderr.
+- `{ensure_and,logged}_debug_assert`: Don't evaluate condition twice.
+- Log when background fetch of all accounts finishes successfully.
+- Log the number of read/written bytes on IMAP stream read error ([#6924](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/6924)).
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Ignore protected headers in outer message part ([#6357](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/6357)).
+- List e-mail contacts in repl listcontacts command.
+- Save peer address for LoggingStream early.
+
 ## [2.2.0] - 2025-07-14
 
 ### API-Changes
@@ -6478,3 +6494,4 @@ https://github.com/chatmail/core/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aclosed
 [2.0.0]: https://github.com/chatmail/core/compare/v1.160.0..v2.0.0
 [2.1.0]: https://github.com/chatmail/core/compare/v2.0.0..v2.1.0
 [2.2.0]: https://github.com/chatmail/core/compare/v2.1.0..v2.2.0
+[2.3.0]: https://github.com/chatmail/core/compare/v2.2.0..v2.3.0
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e0247faba..8041ead04 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "2.2.0"
+version = "2.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-broadcast",
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat-jsonrpc"
-version = "2.2.0"
+version = "2.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-channel 2.3.1",
@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat-repl"
-version = "2.2.0"
+version = "2.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "deltachat",
@@ -1433,7 +1433,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat-rpc-server"
-version = "2.2.0"
+version = "2.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "deltachat",
@@ -1462,7 +1462,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "2.2.0"
+version = "2.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "deltachat",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 89dfeccad..ad4c20372 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "2.2.0"
+version = "2.3.0"
 edition = "2024"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 rust-version = "1.85"
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
index 813410e6c..cb00c87e9 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "2.2.0"
+version = "2.3.0"
 description = "Deltachat FFI"
 edition = "2018"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
index 87bcd553e..7f1d093d8 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat-jsonrpc"
-version = "2.2.0"
+version = "2.3.0"
 description = "DeltaChat JSON-RPC API"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json
index ff5863426..87456030d 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json
@@ -54,5 +54,5 @@
   },
   "type": "module",
   "types": "dist/deltachat.d.ts",
-  "version": "2.2.0"
+  "version": "2.3.0"
 }
diff --git a/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml
index 6c952d9f1..c5999964f 100644
--- a/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat-repl"
-version = "2.2.0"
+version = "2.3.0"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 edition = "2021"
 repository = "https://github.com/chatmail/core"
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/pyproject.toml b/deltachat-rpc-client/pyproject.toml
index 228f95881..ae2167805 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-client/pyproject.toml
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "deltachat-rpc-client"
-version = "2.2.0"
+version = "2.3.0"
 description = "Python client for Delta Chat core JSON-RPC interface"
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml
index 8d5f5661c..8cc6df897 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat-rpc-server"
-version = "2.2.0"
+version = "2.3.0"
 description = "DeltaChat JSON-RPC server"
 edition = "2021"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-server/npm-package/package.json b/deltachat-rpc-server/npm-package/package.json
index a5d5f9160..a428a00e6 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-server/npm-package/package.json
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-server/npm-package/package.json
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@
   },
   "type": "module",
   "types": "index.d.ts",
-  "version": "2.2.0"
+  "version": "2.3.0"
 }
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index afd310320..c2337d12c 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "2.2.0"
+version = "2.3.0"
 description = "Python bindings for the Delta Chat Core library using CFFI against the Rust-implemented libdeltachat"
 readme = "README.rst"
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
diff --git a/release-date.in b/release-date.in
index a3babf05b..b01f227d6 100644
--- a/release-date.in
+++ b/release-date.in
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2025-07-14
\ No newline at end of file
+2025-07-19
\ No newline at end of file