diff --git a/CHANGES/v2.3.txt b/CHANGES/v2.3.txt
index e4cabf28e02b32c5b9f6720e33118228a94b71f2..5da09861f2e3ac472fa0448379c0ea713bf1a3cc 100644
--- a/CHANGES/v2.3.txt
+++ b/CHANGES/v2.3.txt
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ For developers:
 - Solved small bug in stored PLUMED_ROOT directory as obtained from statically patched MD codes.
   Namely, the compilation directory was stored rather than the installation one.
 
-## Version 2.3.5 (coming soon)
+## Version 2.3.5 (Mar 2, 2018)
 
 For users:
 - Fixed `plumed partial_tempering` to agree with GROMACS conventions for the choice of dihedrals (see \issue{337}).
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 33855b9a5215358f208faf58bf05bb08db29d2b3..ccf1b0ef411e7a8428b4f12e000de715a056ebf7 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 # (this is same as gromacs)
 # Notice that "plumed --version" will return only 2.X
 # and "plumed --long-version" will return the full string
-2.3.4
+2.3.5