diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index a9ccd8ebd..70879cff3 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ project('xwayland', 'c',
             'buildtype=debugoptimized',
             'c_std=gnu99',
         ],
-        version: '21.1.99.1',
+        version: '23.1.99.1',
         meson_version: '>= 0.52.0',
 )
-release_date = '2021-07-05'
+release_date = '2023-07-07'
 
 add_project_arguments('-DHAVE_DIX_CONFIG_H', language: ['c', 'objc'])
 cc = meson.get_compiler('c')