diff --git a/pytools/version.py b/pytools/version.py
index 193400a68e28d1186705d3c945b70b7de7e2301e..59988d964ba696080efe23b34906866d5d95e055 100644
--- a/pytools/version.py
+++ b/pytools/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-VERSION = (2023, 1)
+VERSION = (2023, 1, 1)
 VERSION_STATUS = ""
 VERSION_TEXT = ".".join(str(x) for x in VERSION) + VERSION_STATUS