diff --git a/src/config/makefile.h b/src/config/makefile.h
index ad1a5ee6c8..0fc98d3c3b 100644
--- a/src/config/makefile.h
+++ b/src/config/makefile.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 # For development tree 
 #RELEASE := 
 # For current release tree
-RELEASE := 7.2.1
+RELEASE := 7.2.3
 
 #
 ifndef NWCHEM_TOP
diff --git a/src/nwchem.F b/src/nwchem.F
index e3bfbda6fd..d4e1bc10f5 100644
--- a/src/nwchem.F
+++ b/src/nwchem.F
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ program nwchem
 c  $Id$
 c
 c  ======================================================================================================
-C> \mainpage Northwest Computational Chemistry Package (NWChem) 7.2.1
+C> \mainpage Northwest Computational Chemistry Package (NWChem) 7.2.3
 C>
 C> NWChem is an open-source computational chemistry package distributed under the terms of
 C> the Educational Community License (ECL) 2.0
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ program nwchem
 C>
 C> provides details on the codes capabilities.
 C>
-C> Copyright (c) 1994-2022 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Battelle Memorial Institute
+C> Copyright (c) 1994-2024 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Battelle Memorial Institute
 C>
 C> Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)<br>
 C> Pacific Northwest National Laboratory<br>
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ subroutine nwchem_banner(input_filename, rtdb_name, ostartup,
       write(LuOut,*)
       write(LuOut,*)
       call util_print_centered(LuOut,
-     $     'Northwest Computational Chemistry Package (NWChem) 7.2.1',
+     $     'Northwest Computational Chemistry Package (NWChem) 7.2.3',
      $     40, .true.)
       write(LuOut,*)
       write(LuOut,*)
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ subroutine nwchem_banner(input_filename, rtdb_name, ostartup,
 C  Print version information to ecce.out file
 C
       compiled(inp_strlen(compiled)+1:inp_strlen(compiled)+25) = 
-     $         ' Version 7.2.1'
+     $         ' Version 7.2.3'
       call ecce_print_version(compiled(1:inp_strlen(compiled)))
 C
       If ( Inp_StrLen(BatchID) .gt. 0) then