diff --git a/contextzip/__init__.py b/contextzip/__init__.py
index 720b87c..bbeac73 100644
--- a/contextzip/__init__.py
+++ b/contextzip/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """contextzip — intelligent codebase packager for AI tools."""
 
-__version__ = "0.2.2"
+__version__ = "0.2.3"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b9d5344..fe2c485 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "contextzip"
-version = "0.2.2"
+version = "0.2.3"
 description = "Intelligently package your codebase for AI tools"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.9"