diff --git a/core/setup.py b/core/setup.py
index 4e19fcd13678..0713f23cc27d 100644
--- a/core/setup.py
+++ b/core/setup.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='google-cloud-core',
-    version='0.22.1',
+    version='0.23.0',
     description='API Client library for Google Cloud: Core Helpers',
     long_description=README,
     namespace_packages=[