diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c47ae002..23bdc92d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ this project uses date-based 'snapshot' version identifiers.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [2023-07-17]
+
 ### Changed
 - Improve stdout "Running l3build with target ..."
 - Quote configuration name used in stdout
@@ -678,7 +680,8 @@ this project uses date-based 'snapshot' version identifiers.
 - Rationalise short option names: removed `-d`, `-E`, `-r`
 - Target `cmdcheck`: specific to LaTeX kernel work
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/latex3/l3build/compare/2023-03-27...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/latex3/l3build/compare/2023-07-17...HEAD
+[2023-07-17]: https://github.com/latex3/l3build/compare/2023-03-27...2023-07-17
 [2023-03-27]: https://github.com/latex3/l3build/compare/2023-03-22...2023-03-27
 [2023-03-22]: https://github.com/latex3/l3build/compare/2023-03-08...2023-03-22
 [2023-03-08]: https://github.com/latex3/l3build/compare/2023-02-26...2023-03-08
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2c898324..27b742e1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 l3build: a testing and building system for LaTeX
 =================================================
 
-Release 2023-03-27
+Release 2023-07-17
 
 Overview
 --------
diff --git a/l3build.1 b/l3build.1
index 086181ab..a4398b43 100644
--- a/l3build.1
+++ b/l3build.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH l3build 1 "2023-03-27"
+.TH l3build 1 "2023-07-17"
 .SH NAME
 l3build \- Checking and building packages
 .SH SYNOPSIS
diff --git a/l3build.dtx b/l3build.dtx
index 8f2b6ff0..ca322960 100644
--- a/l3build.dtx
+++ b/l3build.dtx
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
 %    }^^A
 % }
 %
-% \date{Released 2023-03-27}
+% \date{Released 2023-07-17}
 %
 % \maketitle
 % \tableofcontents
diff --git a/l3build.lua b/l3build.lua
index 68a5ea7b..1124b961 100644
--- a/l3build.lua
+++ b/l3build.lua
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ for those people who are interested.
 --]]
 
 -- Version information
-release_date = "2023-03-27"
+release_date = "2023-07-17"
 
 -- File operations are aided by the LuaFileSystem module
 local lfs = require("lfs")