diff --git a/maint/version.m4 b/maint/version.m4
index b268d5d4bcd..d19866f78e3 100644
--- a/maint/version.m4
+++ b/maint/version.m4
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # changing this by playing with diversions, but then we would probably be
 # playing with autotools-fire.
 
-m4_define([MPICH_VERSION_m4],[4.2.3rc1])dnl
+m4_define([MPICH_VERSION_m4],[4.2.3])dnl
 m4_define([MPICH_RELEASE_DATE_m4],[unreleased development copy])dnl
 
 # For libtool ABI versioning rules see: