diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index fd58c53..426af6c 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+plocate 1.1.23, November 24th, 2024
+
+  - Various improvements, in particular to the systemd unit file.
+    Patches by Ondrej Mosnáček, Michal Sekletar, Petasus Ruber
+    and Lucas Werkmeister.
+
+
 plocate 1.1.22, January 12th, 2024
 
   - Revert the updatedb change in 1.1.21 that did not open
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5e60e02..ad765df 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-project('plocate', 'cpp', default_options: ['buildtype=debugoptimized','cpp_std=c++17'], version: '1.1.23-pre')
+project('plocate', 'cpp', default_options: ['buildtype=debugoptimized','cpp_std=c++17'], version: '1.1.23')
 
 add_project_arguments('-DGROUPNAME="' + get_option('locategroup') + '"', language: 'cpp')
 add_project_arguments('-DUPDATEDB_CONF="/etc/updatedb.conf"', language: 'cpp')