diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aedee584f..f12254534 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ have notable changes.
 
 ## Unreleased
 
-Changes since v2.32
+Changes since v2.33
+
+## v2.33 "Santakuja" 2023-06-19
 
 ### Additions
 - PDF output can be customized a little. This enables changing the font, which should fix missing diacritics. (#3158)
diff --git a/docs/release.md b/docs/release.md
index a1e1e07bf..3267900f2 100644
--- a/docs/release.md
+++ b/docs/release.md
@@ -21,18 +21,24 @@ Releases can be found on the github [release page](https://github.com/CSCfi/rems
 
    `git fetch; git checkout origin/master` 
 
-2. Edit CHANGELOG.md:
+2. Update changelog and version number:
 
-   - See the name of the previous release, find the street with that name,
-     select a street that is next to that street but is not yet used as
-     a release name.
+   1. Edit CHANGELOG.md:
 
-   - Add a line for the new release, e.g.,
-     `## v2.6 "Kalevalantie" 2018-11-12`
+      - See the name of the previous release, find the street with that name,
+      select a street that is next to that street but is not yet used as
+      a release name.
 
-   - Move all changes from under `## Unreleased` to under the new release
+      - Add a line for the new release, e.g.,
+      `## v2.6 "Kalevalantie" 2018-11-12`
 
-   - Leave `Changes since v[x.y]` text under `## Unreleased`
+      - Move all changes from under `## Unreleased` to under the new release
+
+      - Leave `Changes since v[x.y]` text under `## Unreleased`
+
+   2. Edit the first line in project.clj:
+
+   `(defproject rems "2.33" ...)`
 
 3. Create a pull request for those changes (e.g. branch `release-2.6` with commit `release: v2.6`)
 
diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 4ac68611f..632be1c7f 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(defproject rems "2.32"
+(defproject rems "2.33"
   :description "Resource Entitlement Management System is a tool for managing access rights to resources, such as research datasets."
   :url "https://github.com/CSCfi/rems"