diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 8bbe6cf7..bb576dbd 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.2
+2.3
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 0b1684b1..dd2e9d8b 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: 2.2.{build}
+version: 2.3.{build}
 
 shallow_clone: true
 
diff --git a/third-party/.gitignore b/third-party/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 41e1b7f8..00000000
--- a/third-party/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-cache/
-sources/
-builds/
-install/