diff --git a/samtranslator/__init__.py b/samtranslator/__init__.py
index eb9596372..282cfcb4e 100644
--- a/samtranslator/__init__.py
+++ b/samtranslator/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.22.0"
+__version__ = "1.23.0"