diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2bff4b7..480bfd5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -72,3 +72,4 @@ php-5.5.*.xz
 /php-5.6.21-strip.tar.xz
 /php-5.6.22RC1-strip.tar.xz
 /php-5.6.22-strip.tar.xz
+/php-5.6.23RC1-strip.tar.xz
diff --git a/php.spec b/php.spec
index e177951..99f855c 100644
--- a/php.spec
+++ b/php.spec
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@
 %global db_devel  libdb-devel
 %endif
 
-#global rcver  RC1
-%global rpmrel 2
+%global rcver  RC1
+%global rpmrel 1
 
 Summary: PHP scripting language for creating dynamic web sites
 Name: php
-Version: 5.6.22
+Version: 5.6.23
 %if 0%{?rcver:1}
 Release: 0.%{rpmrel}.%{rcver}%{?dist}
 %else
@@ -1479,6 +1479,9 @@ rm -f README.{Zeus,QNX,CVS-RULES}
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jun  9 2016 Remi Collet <remi@fedoraproject.org> 5.6.23-0.1.RC1
+- update to 5.6.23RC1
+
 * Fri May 27 2016 Remi Collet <remi@fedoraproject.org> 5.6.22-2
 - drop unneeded option --with-vpx-dir, fix FTBFS, thanks Koschei
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index a0b0d87..9089c5d 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3f9cbd96bbd00b7f5d91808e400d0852  php-5.6.22-strip.tar.xz
+8e2f8e8d322211cbaa0baaae7d001d3e  php-5.6.23RC1-strip.tar.xz