diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index f26077a..d8b369f 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,27 @@
+2017.02.3, Released June 2nd, 2017
+
+	Important / security related fixes.
+
+	Download: <pkg>-source-check fixed for packages from git.
+
+	External toolchain: musl dynamic linker symlink for mips-sf
+	corrected.
+
+	Updated/fixed packages: armadillo, audiofile, bash,
+	bluez_utils, cppcms, dbus, dhcp, dropbear, efibootmgr, efl,
+	elfutils, faketime, fbgrab, flashrom, ftop, gdb, git,
+	google-breakpad, gpsd, hans, kvm-unit-tests, kyua, libev,
+	libmicrohttpd, libminiupnpc, libtasn1, libubox, ltp-testsuite,
+	lua, madplay, mariadb, mono, mosquitto, mxml, ntp,
+	nvidia-driver, openblas, openvpn, oracle-mysql, picocom, popt,
+	postgresql, pulseview, qt5base, qwt, rabbitmq-c, redis,
+	rpcbind, rtmpdump, samba4, strongswan, sudo, vlc
+
+	Issues resolved (http://bugs.buildroot.org):
+
+	#9796: source-check broken for Git downloads
+	#9871: fbgrab 1.3 won't build with BR2_REPRODUCIBLE set
+
 2017.02.2, Released May 1st, 2017
 
 	Important / security related fixes.
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 92ecdf1..f74d59b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@
 all:
 
 # Set and export the version string
-export BR2_VERSION := 2017.02.2
+export BR2_VERSION := 2017.02.3
 # Actual time the release is cut (for reproducible builds)
-BR2_VERSION_EPOCH = 1493676000
+BR2_VERSION_EPOCH = 1496390000
 
 # Save running make version since it's clobbered by the make package
 RUNNING_MAKE_VERSION := $(MAKE_VERSION)