diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0a7b664a67e..de93781227e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
     <version.shrinkwrap.descriptor>2.0.0</version.shrinkwrap.descriptor>
     <version.shrinkwrap.shrinkwrap>1.2.6</version.shrinkwrap.shrinkwrap>
 
-    <tomcat.version>8.5.95</tomcat.version>
+    <tomcat.version>8.5.96</tomcat.version>
     <cxf.version>3.1.19-TT.8</cxf.version>
     <version.shrinkwrap.shrinkwrap>1.2.6</version.shrinkwrap.shrinkwrap>
     <version.shrinkwrap.descriptor>2.0.0</version.shrinkwrap.descriptor>
diff --git a/tomee/apache-tomee/src/main/resources/META-INF/release_notes/RELEASE-NOTES-EAP-7.0.x b/tomee/apache-tomee/src/main/resources/META-INF/release_notes/RELEASE-NOTES-EAP-7.0.x
index 101c88493fa..fa9dbffd54a 100644
--- a/tomee/apache-tomee/src/main/resources/META-INF/release_notes/RELEASE-NOTES-EAP-7.0.x
+++ b/tomee/apache-tomee/src/main/resources/META-INF/release_notes/RELEASE-NOTES-EAP-7.0.x
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-= TomEE EAP 7.0.10-TT.22
+= TomEE EAP 7.0.10-TT.23
 
-=== Changes in TomEE EAP 7.0.10-TT.22
+=== Changes in TomEE EAP 7.0.10-TT.23
+* Upgrade to Tomcat 8.5.96 to mitigate CVE-2023-42795
 
+=== Changes in TomEE EAP 7.0.10-TT.22
 * Update to ActiveMQ 5.15.16-TT.1 to mitigate CVE-2023-46604
 
-
 === Changes in TomEE EAP 7.0.10-TT.21
 * Update to Tomcat 8.5.95 to mitigate CVE-2023-45648, CVE-2023-42795, CVE-2023-42794, CVE-2023-44487
 * Update to Tomcat 8.5.93 to mitigate CVE-2023-41080