diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6452db46b4..c02784a792 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ If your change does not need a CHANGELOG entry, add the "skip changelog" label t
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## v2.23.0 - 2026-01-24
+
 - Ugrade to OTel v2.23.0 and Contrib v1.52.0
   ([#1292](https://github.com/aws-observability/aws-otel-java-instrumentation/pull/1292))
 - Adaptive Sampling: Ensure the highest priority sampling rule is matched
diff --git a/version.gradle.kts b/version.gradle.kts
index 5343f14063..e62a0124da 100644
--- a/version.gradle.kts
+++ b/version.gradle.kts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * permissions and limitations under the License.
  */
 
-val adotVersion = "2.20.0-SNAPSHOT"
+val adotVersion = "2.23.0"
 
 allprojects {
   if (!project.hasProperty("release.version")) {