Release v2.12.3
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a335a02..48e6f78 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
NEWS file for libxml2
+v2.12.3: Dec 12 2023
+
+### Regressions
+
+- parser: Fix namespaces redefined from default attributes
+
+### Build fixes
+
+- include: Rename XML_EMPTY helper macro
+- include: Move declaration of xmlInitGlobals
+- include: Add missing includes
+- include: Move globals from xmlsave.h to parser.h
+- include: Readd circular dependency between tree.h and parser.h
+
+
v2.12.2: Dec 5 2023
### Regressions
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 063a8e1..4294528 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
m4_define([MAJOR_VERSION], 2)
m4_define([MINOR_VERSION], 12)
-m4_define([MICRO_VERSION], 2)
+m4_define([MICRO_VERSION], 3)
AC_INIT([libxml2],[MAJOR_VERSION.MINOR_VERSION.MICRO_VERSION])
AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([entities.c])
