diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 65ded82..9ff0314 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,18 +5,17 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [2.3.0] - 2023-05-XX
+## [2.3.0] - 2023-05-30
 
 ### Added
 
-- New CLI 🎉
-- Russian language
+- New CLI 🎉.
+- Russian language.
+- Option for reducing note id size (`ID_LENGTH`).
 
 ### Changed
 
-- Moved to monorepo
-
-## [2.2.0] - 2023-01-14
+- Moved to monorepo.
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e3d8dfa..067e84f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ of the notes even if it tried to.
 | `MAX_VIEWS`        | `100`            | Maximal number of views.                                                                                                                                                                                      |
 | `MAX_EXPIRATION`   | `360`            | Maximal expiration in minutes.                                                                                                                                                                                |
 | `ALLOW_ADVANCED`   | `true`           | Allow custom configuration. If set to `false` all notes will be one view only.                                                                                                                                |
+| `ID_LENGTH`        | `32`             | Set the size of the note `id` in bytes. By default this is `32` bytes. This is useful for reducing link size. _This setting does not affect encryption strength_.                                             |
 | `VERBOSITY`        | `warn`           | Verbosity level for the backend. [Possible values](https://docs.rs/env_logger/latest/env_logger/#enabling-logging) are: `error`, `warn`, `info`, `debug`, `trace`                                             |
 | `THEME_IMAGE`      | `""`             | Custom image for replacing the logo. Must be publicly reachable                                                                                                                                               |
 | `THEME_TEXT`       | `""`             | Custom text for replacing the description below the logo                                                                                                                                                      |
@@ -163,7 +164,9 @@ Running `pnpm run dev` in the root folder will start the following things:
 
 You can see the app under [localhost:1234](http://localhost:1234).
 
-## Tests
+> There is a Postman collection with some example requests [available in the repo](./Cryptgeon.postman_collection.json)
+
+### Tests
 
 Tests are end to end tests written with Playwright.
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/Cargo.lock b/packages/backend/Cargo.lock
index 5044eb0..de87ceb 100644
--- a/packages/backend/Cargo.lock
+++ b/packages/backend/Cargo.lock
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cryptgeon"
-version = "2.3.0-beta.6"
+version = "2.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "actix-files",
  "actix-web",
diff --git a/packages/backend/Cargo.toml b/packages/backend/Cargo.toml
index 3b721b2..9923916 100644
--- a/packages/backend/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/backend/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "cryptgeon"
-version = "2.3.0-beta.6"
+version = "2.3.0"
 authors = ["cupcakearmy <hi@nicco.io>"]
 edition = "2021"
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/config.rs b/packages/backend/src/config.rs
index ecab69e..ae65940 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/config.rs
+++ b/packages/backend/src/config.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ lazy_static! {
     .unwrap_or("true".to_string())
     .parse()
     .unwrap();
+  pub static ref ID_LENGTH: u32 = std::env::var("ID_LENGTH")
+    .unwrap_or("32".to_string())
+    .parse()
+    .unwrap();
 }
 
 // THEME
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/note/model.rs b/packages/backend/src/note/model.rs
index 36a2618..61271bd 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/note/model.rs
+++ b/packages/backend/src/note/model.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ use bs62;
 use ring::rand::SecureRandom;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
+use crate::config;
+
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)]
 pub struct Note {
     pub meta: String,
@@ -22,8 +24,13 @@ pub struct NotePublic {
 }
 
 pub fn generate_id() -> String {
-    let mut id: [u8; 32] = [0; 32];
+    let mut result = "".to_owned();
+    let mut id: [u8; 1] = [0; 1];
     let sr = ring::rand::SystemRandom::new();
-    let _ = sr.fill(&mut id);
-    return bs62::encode_data(&id);
+
+    for _ in 0..*config::ID_LENGTH {
+        let _ = sr.fill(&mut id);
+        result.push_str(&bs62::encode_data(&id));
+    }
+    return result;
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index cbf3b77..1f75faa 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "2.3.0-beta.6",
+  "version": "2.3.0",
   "name": "cryptgeon",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",