diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 8c1db2ac..e071a466 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ MES_ARENA=100000000 exec ${SCHEME-guile} -L . --no-auto-compile -e '(configure)'
 (define PACKAGE "mes")
 (define PACKAGE-NAME "GNU Mes")
 (define PACKAGE-BUGREPORT "bug-mes@gnu.org")
-(define VERSION "0.22")
+(define VERSION "0.23")
 
 (cond-expand
  (guile)
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ Some influential environment variables:
                              (make-dep "blood-elf")
                              (make-dep "diff" #:optional? #t)
                              (make-dep "guile" #:version '(2 0) #:commands '("guile-3.0" "guile-3" "guile-2.2" "guile-2.0" "guile-2" "guile") #:optional? #t)
-                             (make-dep "mes" #:version '(0 20) #:optional? #t)
+                             (make-dep "mes" #:version '(0 22) #:optional? #t)
                              (make-dep "guix" #:version '() #:optional? #t)
                              (make-dep "ar" #:version '(2 10) #:optional? #t)
                              (make-dep "sh" #:optional? #t)
diff --git a/configure.sh b/configure.sh
index 62a5f25d..fa7b8b29 100755
--- a/configure.sh
+++ b/configure.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-VERSION=0.22
+VERSION=0.23
 srcdir=${srcdir-$(dirname $0)}
 srcdest=
 if test "$srcdir" != "."; then