diff --git a/.github/.release-please-manifest.json b/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
index 949ce4c188..045149954a 100644
--- a/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.2.2"
+  ".": "0.2.3"
 }
diff --git a/.github/CHANGELOG.md b/.github/CHANGELOG.md
index cc24fab396..50829bf199 100644
--- a/.github/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/.github/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.2.3](https://github.com/Aureliolo/synthorg/compare/v0.2.2...v0.2.3) (2026-03-15)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* use draft releases to support immutable release policy ([#429](https://github.com/Aureliolo/synthorg/issues/429)) ([a6c7444](https://github.com/Aureliolo/synthorg/commit/a6c7444b12239422a98a81c294a139cce96abc4a))
+
 ## [0.2.2](https://github.com/Aureliolo/synthorg/compare/v0.2.1...v0.2.2) (2026-03-15)
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index aac34ebdd9..7651c60c0a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ venv = ".venv"
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 [tool.commitizen]
 name = "cz_conventional_commits"
-version = "0.2.2" # x-release-please-version
+version = "0.2.3" # x-release-please-version
 tag_format = "v$version"
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/synthorg/__init__.py b/src/synthorg/__init__.py
index ac3aaa0253..999defc983 100644
--- a/src/synthorg/__init__.py
+++ b/src/synthorg/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """SynthOrg - Framework for building synthetic organizations."""
 
-__version__ = "0.2.2"  # x-release-please-version
+__version__ = "0.2.3"  # x-release-please-version