diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f3351109d..8135a42d5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ dump*
 !tests/**
 *ipynb_checkpoints
 **/.DS_Store
-version.txt
+!version.txt
 !LICENSE.txt
 !requirements.txt
 !pyproject.toml
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5c319a535..3e59ce1c6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "swiftest"
-version = "2023.9.2"
+version = "2023.9.3"
 authors=[
     {name = 'David A. Minton', email='daminton@purdue.edu'},
     {name = 'Carlisle Wishard'},
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..475fd623d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2023.9.2
\ No newline at end of file