diff --git a/doc/source/release.rst b/doc/source/release.rst
index 1b4f8bb82f4a..1ee17fc09711 100644
--- a/doc/source/release.rst
+++ b/doc/source/release.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Release notes
 .. toctree::
     :maxdepth: 3
 
+    1.23.3 <release/1.23.3-notes>
     1.23.2 <release/1.23.2-notes>
     1.23.1 <release/1.23.1-notes>
     1.23.0 <release/1.23.0-notes>
diff --git a/doc/source/release/1.23.3-notes.rst b/doc/source/release/1.23.3-notes.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3e2e44216ec9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/source/release/1.23.3-notes.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+.. currentmodule:: numpy
+
+
+==========================
+NumPy 1.23.3 Release Notes
+==========================
+NumPy 1.23.3 is a maintenance release that fixes bugs discovered after the
+1.23.1 release. Notable features are:
+
+
+The Python versions supported for this release are 3.8-3.11.
+
+
+
+Highlights
+==========
+
+
+New functions
+=============
+
+
+Deprecations
+============
+
+
+Future Changes
+==============
+
+
+Expired deprecations
+====================
+
+
+Compatibility notes
+===================
+
+
+C API changes
+=============
+
+
+New Features
+============
+
+
+Improvements
+============
+
+
+Changes
+=======
diff --git a/pavement.py b/pavement.py
index 9068af3cf34b..1de423000f3e 100644
--- a/pavement.py
+++ b/pavement.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #-----------------------------------
 
 # Path to the release notes
-RELEASE_NOTES = 'doc/source/release/1.23.2-notes.rst'
+RELEASE_NOTES = 'doc/source/release/1.23.3-notes.rst'
 
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------