diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/config/ConfigSpec.scala b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/config/ConfigSpec.scala
index 017daf6d8d..5a6b6892de 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/config/ConfigSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/config/ConfigSpec.scala
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ class ConfigSpec extends AkkaSpec(ConfigFactory.defaultReference(ActorSystem.fin
       {
         import config._
 
-        getString("akka.version") must equal("2.2-SNAPSHOT")
-        settings.ConfigVersion must equal("2.2-SNAPSHOT")
+        getString("akka.version") must equal("2.3-SNAPSHOT")
+        settings.ConfigVersion must equal("2.3-SNAPSHOT")
 
         getBoolean("akka.daemonic") must equal(false)
         getBoolean("akka.actor.serialize-messages") must equal(false)
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/resources/reference.conf b/akka-actor/src/main/resources/reference.conf
index 5c459059e4..6351083101 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/resources/reference.conf
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/resources/reference.conf
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 akka {
   # Akka version, checked against the runtime version of Akka.
-  version = "2.2-SNAPSHOT"
+  version = "2.3-SNAPSHOT"
 
   # Home directory of Akka, modules in the deploy directory will be loaded
   home = ""
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorSystem.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorSystem.scala
index b90f363e34..92afd9f7f7 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorSystem.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorSystem.scala
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import scala.util.control.{ NonFatal, ControlThrowable }
 
 object ActorSystem {
 
-  val Version: String = "2.2-SNAPSHOT"
+  val Version: String = "2.3-SNAPSHOT"
 
   val EnvHome: Option[String] = System.getenv("AKKA_HOME") match {
     case null | "" | "." ⇒ None
diff --git a/akka-kernel/src/main/dist/README b/akka-kernel/src/main/dist/README
index 1aec7d22a9..940e2b4f26 100644
--- a/akka-kernel/src/main/dist/README
+++ b/akka-kernel/src/main/dist/README
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Akka
 ====
 
-This is the Akka 2.2-SNAPSHOT download.
+This is the Akka 2.3-SNAPSHOT download.
 
 Included are all libraries, documentation, and sources for Akka.
 
diff --git a/akka-kernel/src/main/dist/config/application.conf b/akka-kernel/src/main/dist/config/application.conf
index d3a3ea5725..c9daa2549e 100644
--- a/akka-kernel/src/main/dist/config/application.conf
+++ b/akka-kernel/src/main/dist/config/application.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # In this file you can override any option defined in the 'reference.conf' files.
 # Copy in all or parts of the 'reference.conf' files and modify as you please.
-# For more info about config, please visit the Akka Documentation: http://akka.io/docs/akka/2.2-SNAPSHOT/
+# For more info about config, please visit the Akka Documentation: http://akka.io/docs/akka/2.3-SNAPSHOT/
diff --git a/akka-samples/akka-sample-osgi-dining-hakkers/pom.xml b/akka-samples/akka-sample-osgi-dining-hakkers/pom.xml
index 66d884cc68..ea69b7667d 100644
--- a/akka-samples/akka-sample-osgi-dining-hakkers/pom.xml
+++ b/akka-samples/akka-sample-osgi-dining-hakkers/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <akka.version>2.2-SNAPSHOT</akka.version>
+        <akka.version>2.3-SNAPSHOT</akka.version>
         <karaf.version>2.3.0</karaf.version>
         <karaf.tooling.exam.version>${karaf.version}</karaf.tooling.exam.version>
         <netty.version>3.6.2.Final</netty.version>
diff --git a/akka-sbt-plugin/sample/project/Build.scala b/akka-sbt-plugin/sample/project/Build.scala
index 944c04324b..52582bcb12 100644
--- a/akka-sbt-plugin/sample/project/Build.scala
+++ b/akka-sbt-plugin/sample/project/Build.scala
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import akka.sbt.AkkaKernelPlugin.{ Dist, outputDirectory, distJvmOptions}
 
 object HelloKernelBuild extends Build {
   val Organization = "akka.sample"
-  val Version      = "2.2-SNAPSHOT"
+  val Version      = "2.3-SNAPSHOT"
   val ScalaVersion = "2.10.2"
 
   lazy val HelloKernel = Project(
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ object Dependencies {
 object Dependency {
   // Versions
   object V {
-    val Akka      = "2.2-SNAPSHOT"
+    val Akka      = "2.3-SNAPSHOT"
   }
 
   val akkaKernel = "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-kernel" % V.Akka
diff --git a/akka-sbt-plugin/sample/project/plugins.sbt b/akka-sbt-plugin/sample/project/plugins.sbt
index 6200abdd63..906be3131c 100644
--- a/akka-sbt-plugin/sample/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/akka-sbt-plugin/sample/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.akka" % "akka-sbt-plugin" % "2.2-SNAPSHOT")
+addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.akka" % "akka-sbt-plugin" % "2.3-SNAPSHOT")
diff --git a/project/AkkaBuild.scala b/project/AkkaBuild.scala
index 839e97fe51..75732f5f6c 100644
--- a/project/AkkaBuild.scala
+++ b/project/AkkaBuild.scala
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ object AkkaBuild extends Build {
 
   lazy val buildSettings = Seq(
     organization := "com.typesafe.akka",
-    version      := "2.2-SNAPSHOT",
+    version      := "2.3-SNAPSHOT",
     // Also change ScalaVersion in akka-sbt-plugin/sample/project/Build.scala
     scalaVersion := requestedScalaVersion,
     scalaBinaryVersion <<= (scalaVersion, scalaBinaryVersion)((v, bv) => System.getProperty("akka.scalaBinaryVersion", if (v contains "-") v else bv))