diff --git a/srcpkgs/mercurial/template b/srcpkgs/mercurial/template
index 6a60bb40e4..c05e8a9484 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mercurial/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mercurial/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'mercurial'
 pkgname=mercurial
-version=2.2.3
+version=2.3
 revision=1
 build_style=python-module
 makedepends="python-devel"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="http://mercurial.selenic.com"
 distfiles="$homepage/release/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
-checksum=7c61e38585ba252b31f75df6006bdcf1ff11030321f9fc628f0e1c61929d677b
+checksum=456cb8a9fb15606a04d81589a3459d258149170008ca64c62e5a6cbaf5f0fe5f
 long_desc="
  Mercurial is a fast, lightweight Source Control Management system
  designed for efficient handling of very large distributed projects.