diff --git a/.release b/.release
index 8b84b727b..f8c860969 100644
--- a/.release
+++ b/.release
@@ -1 +1 @@
-22.11
+23.05
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/release-notes.adoc b/docs/release-notes/release-notes.adoc
index b5f607aee..d7058ca0c 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/release-notes.adoc
+++ b/docs/release-notes/release-notes.adoc
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ This section lists the release notes for stable versions of Home Manager and the
 
 :leveloffset: 1
 
+include::rl-2305.adoc[]
+
 include::rl-2211.adoc[]
 
 include::rl-2205.adoc[]
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/rl-2305.adoc b/docs/release-notes/rl-2305.adoc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c737db12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/release-notes/rl-2305.adoc
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[[sec-release-23.05]]
+== Release 23.05
+
+This is the current unstable branch and the information in this section is therefore not final.
+
+[[sec-release-23.05-highlights]]
+=== Highlights
+
+This release has the following notable changes:
+
+* No highlights.
+
+[[sec-release-23.05-state-version-changes]]
+=== State Version Changes
+
+The state version in this release includes the changes below.
+These changes are only active if the `home.stateVersion` option is set to "23.05" or later.
+
+* No changes.
diff --git a/modules/misc/version.nix b/modules/misc/version.nix
index d5dcc3044..b729fbb44 100644
--- a/modules/misc/version.nix
+++ b/modules/misc/version.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ with lib;
         "21.11"
         "22.05"
         "22.11"
+        "23.05"
       ];
       description = ''
         It is occasionally necessary for Home Manager to change