diff --git a/src-cpp/rdkafkacpp.h b/src-cpp/rdkafkacpp.h
index 1695cae8a6..f353d064b4 100644
--- a/src-cpp/rdkafkacpp.h
+++ b/src-cpp/rdkafkacpp.h
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ namespace RdKafka {
  * @remark This value should only be used during compile time,
  *         for runtime checks of version use RdKafka::version()
  */
-#define RD_KAFKA_VERSION 0x020200ff
+#define RD_KAFKA_VERSION 0x020300ff
 
 /**
  * @brief Returns the librdkafka version as integer.
diff --git a/src/rdkafka.h b/src/rdkafka.h
index 2c8bb93bab..d66f242307 100644
--- a/src/rdkafka.h
+++ b/src/rdkafka.h
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ typedef SSIZE_T ssize_t;
  * @remark This value should only be used during compile time,
  *         for runtime checks of version use rd_kafka_version()
  */
-#define RD_KAFKA_VERSION 0x020200ff
+#define RD_KAFKA_VERSION 0x020300ff
 
 /**
  * @brief Returns the librdkafka version as integer.
diff --git a/vcpkg.json b/vcpkg.json
index 1e515a5c0b..f44a3be682 100644
--- a/vcpkg.json
+++ b/vcpkg.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "librdkafka",
-    "version": "2.2.0",
+    "version": "2.3.0",
     "dependencies": [
         {
             "name": "zstd",