diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 528be17..66bdc08 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 1.2.3 - 2024-12-10
+
+- Explicitly set packaging as a requirement
+- Bump dependencies
+
 ## 1.2.2 - 2024-11-21
 
 - Fix update_skus bug when a single gen is set
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 926fc9e..56830ee 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 setup(
     name='cloudpub',
     description='Services for publishing products in cloud environments',
-    version='1.2.2',
+    version='1.2.3',
     keywords='stratosphere cloudpub cloudpublish',
     author='Jonathan Gangi',
     author_email='jgangi@redhat.com',