diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 1100febb2..0bdb473ff 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 CANTERA
 *******
 
-Version 2.3.0a1 (development)
+Version 2.3.0a2 (development)
 
 License Information
 ===================
diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 2d7cda456..ad6e851db 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ for arg in ARGUMENTS:
         sys.exit(1)
 
 # Require a StrictVersion-compatible version
-env['cantera_version'] = "2.3.0a1"
+env['cantera_version'] = "2.3.0a2"
 ctversion = StrictVersion(env['cantera_version'])
 # MSI versions do not support pre-release tags
 env['cantera_msi_version'] = '.'.join(str(x) for x in ctversion.version)