diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 949ce4c..0451499 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.2.2"
+  ".": "0.2.3"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6161b0f..90621be 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.2.3](https://github.com/cachekit-io/cachekit-py/compare/v0.2.2...v0.2.3) (2025-12-18)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* downgrade to edition 2021 and MSRV 1.80 for stable Rust compatibility ([#32](https://github.com/cachekit-io/cachekit-py/issues/32)) ([9b13722](https://github.com/cachekit-io/cachekit-py/commit/9b137222f151208809d949e3e82757d8168bfc33))
+* use AliasChoices for REDIS_URL env var fallback ([#35](https://github.com/cachekit-io/cachekit-py/issues/35)) ([274a925](https://github.com/cachekit-io/cachekit-py/commit/274a925848c4e4afd1c5b9cf02a87740e0b165da))
+
 ## [0.2.2](https://github.com/cachekit-io/cachekit-py/compare/v0.2.1...v0.2.2) (2025-12-18)
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b4ff2c4..7db5ef3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "maturin"
 
 [project]
 name = "cachekit"
-version = "0.2.2"
+version = "0.2.3"
 description = "Production-ready Redis caching for Python with intelligent reliability features and Rust-powered performance"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = {text = "MIT"}
diff --git a/rust/Cargo.toml b/rust/Cargo.toml
index dcac04d..79de0fe 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "cachekit-rs"
-version = "0.2.2"
+version = "0.2.3"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["cachekit Contributors"]
 description = "High-performance storage engine for caching with compression and encryption"
diff --git a/src/cachekit/__init__.py b/src/cachekit/__init__.py
index 3b9eef9..3c62c5a 100644
--- a/src/cachekit/__init__.py
+++ b/src/cachekit/__init__.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def custom_function():
     ```
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.2.2"
+__version__ = "0.2.3"
 
 from typing import Any, Callable, TypeVar