diff --git a/etc/HISTORY b/etc/HISTORY
index d60397ab3cb..30ad1b8f51b 100644
--- a/etc/HISTORY
+++ b/etc/HISTORY
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ GNU Emacs 28.1 (2022-04-04) emacs-28.1
 
 GNU Emacs 28.2 (2022-09-12) emacs-28.2
 
-GNU Emacs 28.3 (2023-02-17) emacs-28.3
+GNU Emacs 28.3 (2023-02-17) emacs-28.3 (was not actually released)
 
 GNU Emacs 29.1 (2023-07-29) emacs-29.1