diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 26e8db9..cc784ea 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,4 +28,5 @@ pip-log.txt
 # Cython generated files
 efl/*/*.c
 efl/*/*.h
+!efl/dbus_mainloop/e_dbus.*
 efl/*/*.html
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index caae1a2..55a26ed 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 
+===================
+2019-10-06  v1.23.0
+===================
+
+Changes:
+ * Switched to Cython 0.29.13 for the tarball generation
+
+
 ===================
 2019-04-23  v1.22.0
 ===================
diff --git a/api_coverage.py b/api_coverage.py
index ebf02ce..d172e70 100755
--- a/api_coverage.py
+++ b/api_coverage.py
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ def get_pyapis(pxd_path, header_name, prefix):
         for f in files:
             # if not f.endswith(".pxd"):
             #     continue
+            if f.endswith(".pyc"):
+                continue
             open_args = (os.path.join(path, f),)
             open_kwargs = dict(mode="r")
             if sys.version_info[0] > 2:
diff --git a/efl/__init__.py b/efl/__init__.py
index 19897d3..bef81f2 100644
--- a/efl/__init__.py
+++ b/efl/__init__.py
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@
 # pre-release: "1.13.0-beta1" ( 1, 13, 0 )
 # release:     "1.13.0" ( 1, 13, 0 )
 
-__version__ = "1.22.99"
-__version_info__ = ( 1, 22, 99 )
+__version__ = "1.23.0"
+__version_info__ = (1, 23, 0)
diff --git a/tests/evas/test_02_canvas.py b/tests/evas/test_02_canvas.py
index 190ec52..3262907 100644
--- a/tests/evas/test_02_canvas.py
+++ b/tests/evas/test_02_canvas.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def _new_canvas():
 class TestCanvasConstructor(unittest.TestCase):
     def testNoConstructorArgs(self):
         c = evas.Canvas(method="buffer")
-        self.assertEqual(c.output_method_get(), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(c.output_method_get(), 2)
         self.assertEqual(c.size_get(), (0, 0))
         self.assertEqual(c.viewport_get(), (0, 0, 1, 1))
         c.delete()