diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index 9825f8a41..927ec7c76 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+0.28.3           (2023-01-12):
+* Bugfix: %GITHUB%/issues/1247 Layer stipples not updated after editing custom stipples with high-DPI displays
+* Bugfix: %GITHUB%/issues/1245 Connectivity not preserved when loading/saving technology
+* Bugfix: %GITHUB%/issues/1242 KLayout 0.28.2 crashes when registering a plugin if a layout exists
+* Bugfix: %GITHUB%/issues/1240 Layer is not activated from layer properties file on first creation
+* Bugfix: %GITHUB%/issues/1238 Macro IDE: breakpoints not effective on Windows
+* Bugfix: %GITHUB%/issues/1234 "Clone view": layer list is empty
+* Enhancement: %GITHUB%/issues/1228 Add option to have Show parameter names on by default
+* Enhancement: Improved performance of layer list with many layers
+* Bugfix: Restored ability to build with Python 2.7
+* Enhancement: Compatibility with Qt 6.4.1
+ 
 0.28.2           (2022-12-22):
 * Bugfix: %GITHUB%/issues/1230 LVS browser crashes
  
diff --git a/Changelog.Debian b/Changelog.Debian
index 519e964fd..dbc94f83d 100644
--- a/Changelog.Debian
+++ b/Changelog.Debian
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+klayout (0.28.3-1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * New features and bugfixes
+    - See changelog
+
+ -- Matthias Köfferlein <matthias@koefferlein.de>  Thu, 12 Jan 2023 07:14:02 +0100
+
 klayout (0.28.2-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * New features and bugfixes
diff --git a/version.sh b/version.sh
index f24008ab1..3e7f78998 100644
--- a/version.sh
+++ b/version.sh
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 # This script is sourced to define the main version parameters
 
 # The main version
-KLAYOUT_VERSION="0.28.2"
+KLAYOUT_VERSION="0.28.3"
 
 # The version used for PyPI (don't use variables here!)
-KLAYOUT_PYPI_VERSION="0.28.2"
+KLAYOUT_PYPI_VERSION="0.28.3"
 
 # The build date
 KLAYOUT_VERSION_DATE=$(date "+%Y-%m-%d")