diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index de0c2b7..fcbad2d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ Requirements
 
 * ``python`` (or ``pypy``), **>=3.7**
 * ``setuptools``, **>=42**
-* ``dill``, **>=0.3.5.1**
-* ``pox``, **>=0.3.1**
+* ``dill``, **>=0.3.6**
+* ``pox``, **>=0.3.2**
 
 Optional requirements:
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 8c8d4a6..8a144c2 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [egg_info]
-tag_build = .dev0
+#tag_build = .dev0
 
 [bdist_wheel]
 #python-tag = py3
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b1533b3..aa8ef62 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ def has_ext_modules(foo):
 
 # define dependencies
 sysversion = sys.version_info[:3]
-dill_version = 'dill>=0.3.5.1'
-pox_version = 'pox>=0.3.1'
+dill_version = 'dill>=0.3.6'
+pox_version = 'pox>=0.3.2'
 jsonpickle_version = 'jsonpickle>=0.9.6'
 cloudpickle_version = 'cloudpickle>=0.5.2'
 sqlalchemy_version = 'sqlalchemy>=0.8.4'
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index feb0cca..f9a61a5 100644
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # License: 3-clause BSD.  The full license text is available at:
 #  - https://github.com/uqfoundation/klepto/blob/master/LICENSE
 
-__version__ = '0.2.3.dev0'
+__version__ = '0.2.3'
 __author__ = 'Mike McKerns'
 __contact__ = 'mmckerns@uqfoundation.org'