diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 3a05cc3e034c802dbe8b15235f4f31ab4506baf8..12ee79eed6d69f482e8867f39fe67fa99bbb12e7 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ARG BASE_TAG=latest
 FROM ${BASE_REGISTRY}/${BASE_IMAGE}:${BASE_TAG}
 
 ENV COMPONENT=kafka-connect
-ENV CONFLUENT_VERSION=7.2.2
+ENV CONFLUENT_VERSION=7.2.3
 
 # This affects how strings in Java class files are interpreted.  
 # We want UTF-8 and this is the only locale in the base image that supports it
diff --git a/hardening_manifest.yaml b/hardening_manifest.yaml
index d21c352f1567c5a2338f825535db2aaec37ef088..8cd87692ef51b46fe148db29c64db71776577944 100644
--- a/hardening_manifest.yaml
+++ b/hardening_manifest.yaml
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ name: "confluentinc/cp-enterprise-replicator"
 # The most specific version should be the first tag and will be shown
 # on ironbank.dso.mil
 tags:
-  - "7.2.2-1-ubi8"
-  - "7.2.2"
+  - "7.2.3-1-ubi8"
+  - "7.2.3"
   - "7.2.x"
   - "7.2"
 # Build args passed to Dockerfile ARGs
 args:
   BASE_IMAGE: "confluentinc/cp-base-new"
-  BASE_TAG: "Q3_2022"
+  BASE_TAG: "Q4_2022"
 # Docker image labels
 labels:
   org.opencontainers.image.title: "cp-enterprise-replicator"
@@ -21,86 +21,86 @@ labels:
   org.opencontainers.image.licenses: "CONFLUENT ENTERPRISE LICENSE"
   org.opencontainers.image.url: "https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/overview.html"
   org.opencontainers.image.vendor: "Confluent"
-  org.opencontainers.image.version: "7.2.2"
+  org.opencontainers.image.version: "7.2.3"
   mil.dso.ironbank.image.keywords: "confluent,cflt,kafka,replicator,operator,cfk"
   mil.dso.ironbank.image.type: "commercial"
   mil.dso.ironbank.product.name: "Confluent Platform"
 resources:
-  - filename: confluent-common-7.2.2-1.noarch.rpm
-    url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/7.2/confluent-common-7.2.2-1.noarch.rpm
+  - filename: confluent-common-7.2.3-1.noarch.rpm
+    url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/7.2/confluent-common-7.2.3-1.noarch.rpm
     validation:
       type: sha256
-      value: 04a4496b5b258c1395afc07ea5021e20395e8eb4958a0cc25a793fd1d661ab86
-  - filename: confluent-rebalancer-7.2.2-1.noarch.rpm
-    url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/7.2/confluent-rebalancer-7.2.2-1.noarch.rpm
+      value: c38ac5333947798ad9e7001653d9a72bb05fd8506931be2f08fa0677318536d1
+  - filename: confluent-rebalancer-7.2.3-1.noarch.rpm
+    url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/7.2/confluent-rebalancer-7.2.3-1.noarch.rpm
     validation:
       type: sha256
-      value: 9db74b754c24b224793b1c0c11350c15aece745d0a8204fea2659b86523ecad4
-  - filename: confluent-rest-utils-7.2.2-1.noarch.rpm
-    url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/7.2/confluent-rest-utils-7.2.2-1.noarch.rpm
+      value: eae2e8dd41053b06f54064a947bc472e358824dd264031e25887689296c31f35
+  - filename: confluent-rest-utils-7.2.3-1.noarch.rpm
+    url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/7.2/confluent-rest-utils-7.2.3-1.noarch.rpm
     validation:
       type: sha256
-      value: 2723c538f362706f2bff8903ffd9b199da5d4e203ebc8945c7494934082ec6f0
-  - filename: confluent-security-7.2.2-1.noarch.rpm
-    url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/7.2/confluent-security-7.2.2-1.noarch.rpm
+      value: 445f6e7fa09898cd3b79efc36b15cada0b8aac806bb8b7e10c9f829e05cb0503
+  - filename: confluent-security-7.2.3-1.noarch.rpm
+    url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/7.2/confluent-security-7.2.3-1.noarch.rpm
     validation:
       type: sha256
-      value: 9ab0616e65106c2ac8b8609818fadc2ab443e26935fb995f9d6df6f98eb794bc
-  - filename: confluent-metadata-service-7.2.2-1.noarch.rpm
-    url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/7.2/confluent-metadata-service-7.2.2-1.noarch.rpm
+      value: de42a9d04c147582c9deb2906548c1b632e79da7d2599e7c2ae1665e4a5c515f
+  - filename: confluent-metadata-service-7.2.3-1.noarch.rpm
+    url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/7.2/confluent-metadata-service-7.2.3-1.noarch.rpm
     validation:
       type: sha256
-      value: 64b59d07552795c58a38d71f93a2f211fee32ee68b36f5e08dece42ca096d299
-  - filename: confluent-server-7.2.2-1.noarch.rpm
-    url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/7.2/confluent-server-7.2.2-1.noarch.rpm
+      value: 2b35f6daef8ac2c6e633aa55402881c6fadd4a9fd66d9734cd51dd3d55e041ed
+  - filename: confluent-server-7.2.3-1.noarch.rpm
+    url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/7.2/confluent-server-7.2.3-1.noarch.rpm
     validation:
       type: sha256
-      value: 8ea7a535d7f4ae4366d85730e50c2ec061d3bb24523914cf7071757d076b3145
-  - filename: confluent-ce-kafka-http-server-7.2.2-1.noarch.rpm
-    url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/7.2/confluent-ce-kafka-http-server-7.2.2-1.noarch.rpm
+      value: d3df94ea0d13900f8fa4ba096fff916bb6bd1655c3934bc77972c9e47f7d3859
+  - filename: confluent-ce-kafka-http-server-7.2.3-1.noarch.rpm
+    url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/7.2/confluent-ce-kafka-http-server-7.2.3-1.noarch.rpm
     validation:
       type: sha256
-      value: 452ea9a8a648b24c93d8503cfc4ce3ce9d9cf2582eda460aafcda6f1ed964cf1
-  - filename: confluent-server-rest-7.2.2-1.noarch.rpm
-    url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/7.2/confluent-server-rest-7.2.2-1.noarch.rpm
+      value: 6576068e46eec81bbf8f3aa77ff3f8400de6bb9a5706116bcb83e82202831282
+  - filename: confluent-server-rest-7.2.3-1.noarch.rpm
+    url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/7.2/confluent-server-rest-7.2.3-1.noarch.rpm
     validation:
       type: sha256
-      value: 792c41c7792d3d39c1247d0b6491ca6b26cf92a45294348f4d7f23b07ce8823d
-  - filename: confluent-telemetry-7.2.2-1.noarch.rpm
-    url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/7.2/confluent-telemetry-7.2.2-1.noarch.rpm
+      value: 4f4e24d6b06da6e671b052414d733cf0f99f62b286b7517c0c48819efc18444c
+  - filename: confluent-telemetry-7.2.3-1.noarch.rpm
+    url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/7.2/confluent-telemetry-7.2.3-1.noarch.rpm
     validation:
       type: sha256
-      value: 75f42c016062a10f415dc4401971ca57d3e6185af193f549d3b3ae7b92c85587
-  - filename: confluent-kafka-rest-7.2.2-1.noarch.rpm
-    url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/7.2/confluent-kafka-rest-7.2.2-1.noarch.rpm
+      value: a60a7033463fd8e53539294fb984dd61b4969efad257de335c094e1edc1ff78b
+  - filename: confluent-kafka-rest-7.2.3-1.noarch.rpm
+    url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/7.2/confluent-kafka-rest-7.2.3-1.noarch.rpm
     validation:
       type: sha256
-      value: dd96a4629bd3eccfc0a2303cfa20d1e4c154de07b7a41b8d3ea82252c2548823
-  - filename: confluent-hub-client-7.2.2-1.noarch.rpm
-    url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/7.2/confluent-hub-client-7.2.2-1.noarch.rpm
+      value: 089886d303c9ad5babff7d490af2da39485c270f0d868c2ea84be34ada960134
+  - filename: confluent-hub-client-7.2.3-1.noarch.rpm
+    url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/7.2/confluent-hub-client-7.2.3-1.noarch.rpm
     validation:
       type: sha256
-      value: 33b08e8d3b4730d9dd8597e5659e33c85b547a7701325bc4c415b91d24aa6f20
-  - filename: confluent-control-center-7.2.2-1.noarch.rpm
-    url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/7.2/confluent-control-center-7.2.2-1.noarch.rpm
+      value: af195f120bfbb6c902589cd53053610b4150b5441fcedfa7cdec2bfba7b02329
+  - filename: confluent-control-center-7.2.3-1.noarch.rpm
+    url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/7.2/confluent-control-center-7.2.3-1.noarch.rpm
     validation:
       type: sha256
-      value: 181006b4ec8025e9d6f8a7270e048e476e2feb59bb11ef8f18089ea7243dddb1
-  - filename: confluent-control-center-fe-7.2.2-1.noarch.rpm
-    url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/7.2/confluent-control-center-fe-7.2.2-1.noarch.rpm
+      value: 1d2622a4d44cc3c1de7dc67c43044a3acfe01a45745d25d6c718a7eddb29e54b
+  - filename: confluent-control-center-fe-7.2.3-1.noarch.rpm
+    url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/7.2/confluent-control-center-fe-7.2.3-1.noarch.rpm
     validation:
       type: sha256
-      value: 48e2eda7aa887ba39b435ec3b2afaa0759e32d858974f9a3985fc8aca20478b3
-  - filename: confluent-schema-registry-7.2.2-1.noarch.rpm
-    url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/7.2/confluent-schema-registry-7.2.2-1.noarch.rpm
+      value: ea80b1aacf5c67dc7fb5d55e0146aecf27c193e0a26d7c9800743e3f6ffa1cf3
+  - filename: confluent-schema-registry-7.2.3-1.noarch.rpm
+    url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/7.2/confluent-schema-registry-7.2.3-1.noarch.rpm
     validation:
       type: sha256
-      value: c652963a0cac13a28308d68c632a810d85f2ce71d6606b64b958b2c003aa9eb1
-  - filename: confluent-kafka-connect-replicator-7.2.2-1.noarch.rpm
-    url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/7.2/confluent-kafka-connect-replicator-7.2.2-1.noarch.rpm
+      value: 429c7a221bb20bd3c462da72d0fd23d1ace1c05fe29888c0943881f6a1d41808
+  - filename: confluent-kafka-connect-replicator-7.2.3-1.noarch.rpm
+    url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/7.2/confluent-kafka-connect-replicator-7.2.3-1.noarch.rpm
     validation:
       type: sha256
-      value: 2bb052377dfcf6d7ab2fb738379fe88d9f85f9c46e05d3de2c89378683963e7c
+      value: a40677bbe304a6f65738fcd0e79baef770fd4d2eff17c92c6924b4bc42d478a6
 # List of project maintainers
 maintainers:
   - name: "Scott Stroud"