diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9d3a49c0e45..59e82e85b86 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 
 ## 23.1.3
 
-### Breaking Changes
-
-### Additions and Improvements
+This update is strongly recommended for anyone running Nimbus with Besu. Due to the way Nimbus send request data, this can lead to a missed block proposal in certain circumstances.
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 - Add withdrawals to payloadId calculation to avoid collisions [#5321](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/5321)
@@ -26,8 +24,8 @@ This update is a mainnet-compatible Shanghai/Capella upgrade and is recommended
 - Persist backward sync status to support resuming across restarts [#5182](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/5182)
 
 ### Download Links
-https://hyperledger.jfrog.io/hyperledger/besu-binaries/besu/23.1.2/besu-23.1.2.tar.gz / sha256: tba
-https://hyperledger.jfrog.io/hyperledger/besu-binaries/besu/23.1.2/besu-23.1.2.zip / sha256: tba
+https://hyperledger.jfrog.io/hyperledger/besu-binaries/besu/23.1.2/besu-23.1.2.tar.gz / sha256: 3d3a709a3aab993a0801b412a4719d74e319f942ddc13fb0f30b3c4a54d12538
+https://hyperledger.jfrog.io/hyperledger/besu-binaries/besu/23.1.2/besu-23.1.2.zip / sha256: 2a9ff091cb4349fc23625a52089400bb6529a831eb22d15d0221cb27039ab203
 
 ## 23.1.1
 This update is required for the Goerli Shanghai/Capella upgrade and recommended for all Mainnet users. If you use Besu on Goerli, update to 23.1.1. If you previously used 23.1.1-RC1, update to test 23.1.1 on Goerli. 
diff --git a/ethereum/referencetests/src/reference-test/external-resources b/ethereum/referencetests/src/reference-test/external-resources
index 69c4c2a98dc..291118cf69f 160000
--- a/ethereum/referencetests/src/reference-test/external-resources
+++ b/ethereum/referencetests/src/reference-test/external-resources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 69c4c2a98dc8a712d4c6f5a817da4f21ff719006
+Subproject commit 291118cf69f33a4a89f2f61c7bf5fe0e62c9c2f8
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 3a5b05f1743..318f79be3de 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version=23.1.3-SNAPSHOT
+version=23.1.3
 
 org.gradle.welcome=never
 # Set exports/opens flags required by Google Java Format and ErrorProne plugins. (JEP-396)