diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 23ac69236..d07a3992d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ SSC is licensed with BSD-3-Clause terms, found [here](https://github.com/NREL/SA
 
 # Citing this package
 
-System Advisor Model Version 2022.11.21 (2022). SSC source code. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Golden, CO. Accessed November 28, 2022. https://github.com/NREL/ssc
+System Advisor Model Version 2023.12.17 (2023). SSC source code. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Golden, CO. Accessed November 28, 2023. https://github.com/NREL/ssc
diff --git a/ssc/sscapi.cpp b/ssc/sscapi.cpp
index 007a87d1c..ad775f40a 100644
--- a/ssc/sscapi.cpp
+++ b/ssc/sscapi.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 SSCEXPORT int ssc_version()
 {
-	return 287;
+	return 288;
 }
 
 SSCEXPORT const char *ssc_build_info()