diff --git a/.make.versions b/.make.versions
index 4a28c2eb3..63cfff06c 100644
--- a/.make.versions
+++ b/.make.versions
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ DPK_LIB_KFP_SHARED=$(DPK_VERSION)
 KFP_DOCKER_VERSION=$(DOCKER_IMAGE_VERSION)
 KFP_DOCKER_VERSION_v2=$(DOCKER_IMAGE_VERSION)
 
+DPK_CONNECTOR_VERSION=0.2.3.dev0
+
 ################## ################## ################## ################## ################## ##################
 # Begin versions that the repo depends on. 
 
diff --git a/data-connector-lib/Makefile b/data-connector-lib/Makefile
index 11e194471..089cd5ad6 100644
--- a/data-connector-lib/Makefile
+++ b/data-connector-lib/Makefile
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 REPOROOT=..
 include $(REPOROOT)/.make.defaults
 
-DPK_CONNECTOR_VERSION=0.2.2
-
 clean::
 	@# Help: Clean up the distribution build and the venv
 	rm -rf dist venv
diff --git a/data-connector-lib/pyproject.toml b/data-connector-lib/pyproject.toml
index 6d19e0a93..2acf75cad 100644
--- a/data-connector-lib/pyproject.toml
+++ b/data-connector-lib/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "data_prep_connector"
-version = "0.2.2"
+version = "0.2.3.dev0"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 keywords = [
     "data",