diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 8030ee6c5bd..4ccdbdc1150 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 MYSQL_VERSION_MAJOR=12
-MYSQL_VERSION_MINOR=2
-MYSQL_VERSION_PATCH=2
-SERVER_MATURITY=stable
+MYSQL_VERSION_MINOR=3
+MYSQL_VERSION_PATCH=0
+SERVER_MATURITY=alpha
diff --git a/debian/additions/mariadb.conf.d/50-server.cnf b/debian/additions/mariadb.conf.d/50-server.cnf
index d9c6f5644f1..6341badea31 100644
--- a/debian/additions/mariadb.conf.d/50-server.cnf
+++ b/debian/additions/mariadb.conf.d/50-server.cnf
@@ -113,4 +113,4 @@ expire_logs_days        = 10
 # This group is only read by MariaDB-12.2 servers.
 # If you use the same .cnf file for MariaDB of different versions,
 # use this group for options that older servers don't understand
-[mariadb-12.2]
+[mariadb-12.3]
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index b2397553589..254fc91e4aa 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-mariadb (1:12.2.0) unstable; urgency=medium
+mariadb (1:12.3.0) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Initial Release
 
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/sysvars_star.result b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/sysvars_star.result
index 6dc840b7d15..d54a320afcd 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/sysvars_star.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/sysvars_star.result
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ VARIABLE_NAME	PLUGIN_MATURITY
 SESSION_VALUE	NULL
 GLOBAL_VALUE	alpha
 GLOBAL_VALUE_ORIGIN	CONFIG
-DEFAULT_VALUE	gamma
+DEFAULT_VALUE	experimental
 VARIABLE_SCOPE	GLOBAL
 VARIABLE_TYPE	ENUM
 VARIABLE_COMMENT	The lowest desirable plugin maturity. Plugins less mature than that will not be installed or loaded