diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a1e7d71fb..927513ba9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-# PyMuPDF 1.23.0rc2
+# PyMuPDF 1.23.0
 
 ![logo](https://artifex.com/images/logos/py-mupdf-github-icon.png)
 
 
-Release date: August 18, 2023
+Release date: August 22, 2023
 
 
 On **[PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/PyMuPDF)** since August 2016: [![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/personalized-badge/pymupdf?period=total&units=international_system&left_color=black&right_color=orange&left_text=Downloads)](https://pepy.tech/project/pymupdf)
diff --git a/READMErb.md b/READMErb.md
index 14a7613f0..ef0da432c 100644
--- a/READMErb.md
+++ b/READMErb.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# PyMuPDF 1.23.0rc2
+# PyMuPDF 1.23.0
 
 This wheel contains MuPDF shared libraries for use by PyMuPDF.
 
diff --git a/changes.txt b/changes.txt
index 66144418d..9af63d265 100644
--- a/changes.txt
+++ b/changes.txt
@@ -2,9 +2,14 @@ Change Log
 ==========
 
 
-**Changes in version 1.23.0rc2 (2023-08-18)**
+**Changes in version 1.23.0 (2023-08-22)**
 
-* Contains a new "rebased" implementation of PyMuPDF.
+* Add method `find_tables()` to the `Page` object.
+
+  This allows locating tables on any supported document page, and
+  extracting table content by cell.
+
+* New "rebased" implementation of PyMuPDF.
 
   The rebased implementation is available as Python module
   `fitz_new`. It can be used as a drop-in replacement with `import
@@ -25,13 +30,6 @@ Change Log
 
 * Other changes:
 
-  * Changes since 1.23.0rc1:
-  
-    * Fixed single-wheel builds.
-    * Fixed Linux and MacOS ARM builds.
-    * Fixed SEGV on Windows with Python-3.10.
-    * Temporarily default to specific MuPDF git sha.
-
   * Dropped support for Python-3.7.
 
   * Fix for wrong page / annot `/Contents` cleaning.
diff --git a/docs/version.rst b/docs/version.rst
index 68841825e..023f6d019 100644
--- a/docs/version.rst
+++ b/docs/version.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ----
 
-This documentation covers **PyMuPDF v1.23.0rc2** features as of **2023-08-18 00:00:01**.
+This documentation covers **PyMuPDF v1.23.0** features as of **2023-08-22 00:00:01**.
 
 The major and minor versions of **PyMuPDF** and **MuPDF** will always be the same. Only the third qualifier (patch level) may deviate from that of **MuPDF**.
 
diff --git a/fitz/version.i b/fitz/version.i
index 968afa350..bcc636d44 100644
--- a/fitz/version.i
+++ b/fitz/version.i
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 %pythoncode %{
 VersionFitz = "1.23.0" # MuPDF version.
-VersionBind = "1.23.0rc2" # PyMuPDF version.
-VersionDate = "2023-08-18 00:00:01"
-version = (VersionBind, VersionFitz, "20230818000001")
+VersionBind = "1.23.0" # PyMuPDF version.
+VersionDate = "2023-08-22 00:00:01"
+version = (VersionBind, VersionFitz, "20230822000001")
 %}
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 07c6fe170..d3d7e9842 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ def get_mupdf_tgz():
     '''
     mupdf_url_or_local = os.environ.get(
             'PYMUPDF_SETUP_MUPDF_TGZ',
-            'https://mupdf.com/downloads/archive/mupdf-1.23.0-rc1-source.tar.gz',
+            'https://mupdf.com/downloads/archive/mupdf-1.23.0-source.tar.gz',
             )
     log( f'mupdf_url_or_local={mupdf_url_or_local!r}')
     if mupdf_url_or_local == '':
@@ -452,8 +452,8 @@ def get_mupdf():
     
     # 2023-07-11: For now we default to mupdf master.
     path = os.environ.get( 'PYMUPDF_SETUP_MUPDF_BUILD')
-    if path is None:
-        # 2023-08-18: default to specific sha for now.
+    if 0:
+        # 2023-08-18: default to specific sha.
         path = 'git:--recursive --depth 1 --shallow-submodules --branch master https://github.com/ArtifexSoftware/mupdf.git'
         sha = 'a6aaf0b1162a'    # Makerules scripts/wrap/__main__.py: fix cross-building to arm64 on MacOS.
     else:
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ def sdist():
 # We generate different wheels depending on g_flavour.
 #
 
-version = '1.23.0rc2'
+version = '1.23.0'
 
 tag_python = None
 requires_dist = None,