diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index ebba391d..fbdd64bd 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
 History
 -------
 
-2.3.0
+2.3.0 (2023-05-09)
 ++++++++++++++++++
 
 * IMPORTANT: Python 3.7 or greater is required. If you are using an older
   version, please use an earlier release.
 * ``distutils`` is no longer used for building the C extension.
+* Missing ``Py_INCREF`` was added to module initialization for the C
+  extension. Pull request by R. Christian McDonald. GitHub #106.
 
 2.2.0 (2021-09-24)
 ++++++++++++++++++
diff --git a/dev-bin/release.sh b/dev-bin/release.sh
index bb34f61a..12118c08 100755
--- a/dev-bin/release.sh
+++ b/dev-bin/release.sh
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ if [ "$should_push" != "y" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-git commit -m "Update for $tag" -a
+if [ -n "$(git status --porcelain)" ]; then
+    git commit -m "Update for $tag" -a
+fi
 
 git push
 
diff --git a/maxminddb/__init__.py b/maxminddb/__init__.py
index b521a7d5..72be9dac 100644
--- a/maxminddb/__init__.py
+++ b/maxminddb/__init__.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def open_database(
 
 
 __title__ = "maxminddb"
-__version__ = "2.2.0"
+__version__ = "2.3.0"
 __author__ = "Gregory Oschwald"
 __license__ = "Apache License, Version 2.0"
 __copyright__ = "Copyright 2013-2021 MaxMind, Inc."