diff --git a/srcpkgs/erlang/template b/srcpkgs/erlang/template
index dde63c2174b..3c2cdf64cd0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/erlang/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/erlang/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'erlang'
 pkgname=erlang
-version=22.3.3
+version=23.0
 revision=1
 create_wrksrc=yes
 build_wrksrc="otp-OTP-${version}"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="http://www.erlang.org/"
 changelog="https://github.com/erlang/otp/releases"
 distfiles="https://github.com/erlang/otp/archive/OTP-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=58ef3623cad5f490fdc0719514fe1a9626c8b177a4fb8fa25b5bec0216693eb9
+checksum=a12263e031374130f5bd4ff01c13f2d39ced241c695267498b19c66012e03d6a
 subpackages="erlang-doc"
 
 if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then