diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 37d57ca5..2955b425 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ Changelog
 .. This document is user facing. Please word the changes in such a way
 .. that users understand how the changes affect the new version.
 
-version 1.3.0-dev
+version 1.2.3
 ---------------------------
-+ Added missing ``help`` section for ``--tag``.
++ Added missing ``help`` section for ``--tag`` on the CLI.
 + Documentation: added usage chapter for pytest-workflow specific options.
 + Documentation: updated Cromwell example.
 + Removed redundant references to pylint in code comments and CI.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e497ad33..1ca71679 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="pytest-workflow",
-    version="1.3.0-dev",
+    version="1.2.3",
     description="A pytest plugin for configuring workflow/pipeline tests "
                 "using YAML files",
     author="Leiden University Medical Center",