diff --git a/freqtrade/__init__.py b/freqtrade/__init__.py
index e546b0eb5..f396cd0dd 100644
--- a/freqtrade/__init__.py
+++ b/freqtrade/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """ Freqtrade bot """
-__version__ = '2023.10-dev'
+__version__ = '2023.9'
 
 if 'dev' in __version__:
     from pathlib import Path