diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index f2ac51d8e..d8afbae19 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
   "packages": [
     "packages/*"
   ],
-  "version": "0.22.2",
+  "version": "0.23.0-alpha.1",
   "hoist": true
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3c26f0c6b..6d3fdc9d3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "cicero",
-	"version": "0.22.2",
+	"version": "0.23.0-alpha.1",
 	"lockfileVersion": 1,
 	"requires": true,
 	"dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 68c326829..45eafdeef 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   },
   "name": "cicero",
   "description": "You must install [Lerna](https://lernajs.io) to build this multi-package repository.",
-  "version": "0.22.2",
+  "version": "0.23.0-alpha.1",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "coverage": "node ./scripts/coverage.js \"packages/cicero-*\" && nyc report -t coverage --cwd . --report-dir coverage --reporter=lcov && cat ./coverage/lcov.info",
diff --git a/packages/cicero-cli/package.json b/packages/cicero-cli/package.json
index 1d6fae3ca..51e89f25d 100644
--- a/packages/cicero-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cicero-cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@accordproject/cicero-cli",
-  "version": "0.22.2",
+  "version": "0.23.0-alpha.1",
   "description": "Cicero CLI",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=12",
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://www.accordproject.org/projects/cicero",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@accordproject/cicero-core": "0.22.2",
-    "@accordproject/cicero-engine": "0.22.2",
-    "@accordproject/cicero-test": "0.22.2",
-    "@accordproject/cicero-tools": "0.22.2",
+    "@accordproject/cicero-core": "0.23.0-alpha.1",
+    "@accordproject/cicero-engine": "0.23.0-alpha.1",
+    "@accordproject/cicero-test": "0.23.0-alpha.1",
+    "@accordproject/cicero-tools": "0.23.0-alpha.1",
     "@accordproject/concerto-core": "2.0.0-alpha.2",
     "@accordproject/concerto-util": "2.0.0-alpha.2",
     "mkdirp": "1.0.4",
diff --git a/packages/cicero-core/package.json b/packages/cicero-core/package.json
index abd7fafea..c54f9af9d 100644
--- a/packages/cicero-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/cicero-core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@accordproject/cicero-core",
-  "version": "0.22.2",
+  "version": "0.23.0-alpha.1",
   "description": "Cicero Core - Implementation of Accord Protocol Template Specification",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=12",
diff --git a/packages/cicero-engine/package.json b/packages/cicero-engine/package.json
index b0bb05cb7..0a52454d2 100644
--- a/packages/cicero-engine/package.json
+++ b/packages/cicero-engine/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@accordproject/cicero-engine",
-  "version": "0.22.2",
+  "version": "0.23.0-alpha.1",
   "description": "Cicero Engine - Node.js VM based implementation of Accord Protcol Template Specification execution",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=12",
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     "nyc": "15.1.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@accordproject/cicero-core": "0.22.2",
+    "@accordproject/cicero-core": "0.23.0-alpha.1",
     "@accordproject/ergo-engine": "0.23.0-alpha.2"
   },
   "license-check-config": {
diff --git a/packages/cicero-server/package.json b/packages/cicero-server/package.json
index 03494c9b3..f313a4513 100644
--- a/packages/cicero-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/cicero-server/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@accordproject/cicero-server",
-  "version": "0.22.2",
+  "version": "0.23.0-alpha.1",
   "description": "Cicero Server - wraps the Cicero Engine and exposes it as a RESTful service",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=12",
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
     "supertest": "3.0.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@accordproject/cicero-core": "0.22.2",
-    "@accordproject/cicero-engine": "0.22.2",
+    "@accordproject/cicero-core": "0.23.0-alpha.1",
+    "@accordproject/cicero-engine": "0.23.0-alpha.1",
     "express": "4.16.2"
   },
   "license-check-config": {
diff --git a/packages/cicero-test/package.json b/packages/cicero-test/package.json
index 243c9f708..9383c85c1 100644
--- a/packages/cicero-test/package.json
+++ b/packages/cicero-test/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@accordproject/cicero-test",
-  "version": "0.22.2",
+  "version": "0.23.0-alpha.1",
   "description": "Cicero Test - Testing support for Cicero based on cucumber",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=12",
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@
     "nyc": "15.1.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@accordproject/cicero-core": "0.22.2",
-    "@accordproject/cicero-engine": "0.22.2",
+    "@accordproject/cicero-core": "0.23.0-alpha.1",
+    "@accordproject/cicero-engine": "0.23.0-alpha.1",
     "@accordproject/ergo-test": "0.23.0-alpha.2",
     "chai": "4.3.6",
     "chai-things": "0.2.0",
diff --git a/packages/cicero-tools/package.json b/packages/cicero-tools/package.json
index ad5edbc06..a907903bc 100644
--- a/packages/cicero-tools/package.json
+++ b/packages/cicero-tools/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@accordproject/cicero-tools",
-  "version": "0.22.2",
+  "version": "0.23.0-alpha.1",
   "description": "Cicero Tools",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=12",
diff --git a/packages/generator-cicero-template/package.json b/packages/generator-cicero-template/package.json
index 78fbfc5bd..a35fe12c8 100644
--- a/packages/generator-cicero-template/package.json
+++ b/packages/generator-cicero-template/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@accordproject/generator-cicero-template",
-  "version": "0.22.2",
+  "version": "0.23.0-alpha.1",
   "description": "Code generator for a Cicero Template",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=12",