diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 439904de6..8662bcddf 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
   "providers/multiprovider": "0.0.2",
   "tools/junit-openfeature": "0.2.0",
   "tools/flagd-http-connector": "0.0.3",
-  ".": "0.2.2"
+  ".": "0.2.3"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5b4c4cea9..7fdac60e7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.2.3]([0.2.3](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/compare/dev.openfeature.contrib.parent-v0.2.2...dev.openfeature.contrib.parent-v0.2.3)) (2025-07-16)
+
+* exclude incompatible sdk version ([#1508](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/1508)) ([54bd48d](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/commit/54bd48dbdcd6a2ff1f9667806887260953f03812))
+
 ## [0.2.2](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/compare/dev.openfeature.contrib.parent-v0.2.1...dev.openfeature.contrib.parent-v0.2.2) (2025-04-24)
 
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5501fc638..501d9e450 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
     <groupId>dev.openfeature.contrib</groupId>
     <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.2</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
+    <version>0.2.3</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>java-sdk-contrib</name>
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index ee1372d33..717903969 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2.2
+0.2.3