diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c2348bc7e4..f1d78bbf92 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ AC_PREREQ([2.69])
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, 23)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 1)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 0)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_RC, 2)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_RC, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, true)
 define(_COPYRIGHT_YEAR, 2022)
 define(_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS,[The %s developers])
diff --git a/doc/man/bitcoin-util.1 b/doc/man/bitcoin-util.1
index b366096b1f..e9ec7b427c 100644
--- a/doc/man/bitcoin-util.1
+++ b/doc/man/bitcoin-util.1
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.49.2.
-.TH BITCOIN-UTIL "1" "November 2022" "bitcoin-util v23.1.0rc2" "User Commands"
+.TH BITCOIN-UTIL "1" "December 2022" "bitcoin-util v23.1.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
-bitcoin-util \- manual page for bitcoin-util v23.1.0rc2
+bitcoin-util \- manual page for bitcoin-util v23.1.0
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B bitcoin-util
 [\fI\,options\/\fR] [\fI\,commands\/\fR]  \fI\,Do stuff\/\fR
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-Bitcoin Core bitcoin\-util utility version v23.1.0rc2
+Bitcoin Core bitcoin\-util utility version v23.1.0
 .SH OPTIONS
 .HP
 \-?
diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md
index 257df52955..31d9b7f068 100755
--- a/doc/release-notes.md
+++ b/doc/release-notes.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-23.1rc2 Release Notes Draft
-===============================
+23.1 Release Notes
+==================
 
-Bitcoin Core version 23.1rc2 is now available from:
+Bitcoin Core version 23.1 is now available from:
 
   <https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-23.1/>
 
@@ -74,17 +74,17 @@ Credits
 
 Thanks to everyone who directly contributed to this release:
 
-Andrew Chow
-brunoerg
-Hennadii Stepanov
-John Moffett
-MacroFake
-Martin Zumsande
-Michael Ford
-muxator
-Pavol Rusnak
-Sebastian Falbesoner
-W. J. van der Laan
+- Andrew Chow
+- brunoerg
+- Hennadii Stepanov
+- John Moffett
+- MacroFake
+- Martin Zumsande
+- Michael Ford
+- muxator
+- Pavol Rusnak
+- Sebastian Falbesoner
+- W. J. van der Laan
 
 As well as to everyone that helped with translations on
 [Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/).