diff --git a/changelog_entry.yaml b/changelog_entry.yaml
index e69de29bb..cb9547de1 100644
--- a/changelog_entry.yaml
+++ b/changelog_entry.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- bump: patch
+  changes:
+    changed:
+      - Bump policyengine-core to 3.23.0 (adds strict enum validation).
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bd9e5f4b6..ee995c2e6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 # Core requirements with refined version constraints
 general_requirements = [
-    "policyengine_core>=3.14.1",
+    "policyengine_core>=3.23.0",
     "black[jupyter]",
     "coverage<7",
     "dpath<3",