diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index fe4553c070b1..118fe1f30e76 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use strict;
 my $P = $0;
 $P =~ s@.*/@@g;
 
-my $V = '0.22';
+my $V = '0.23';
 
 use Getopt::Long qw(:config no_auto_abbrev);