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+NWChem Version 7.2.3 Release Notes
+==================================
+
+NWChem is now available on Github at
+https://github.com/nwchemgit/nwchem
+
+User Manual available from the NWChem website
+https://nwchemgit.github.io
+
+NWChem 7.2.3 is released as open-source under the ECL 2.0 license.
+
+NWChem 7.2.3 will be released with the latest Global Arrays Toolkit (v5.8.2).
+
+The  7.2.3 release is a maintenance release containing fixes/enhancements for the NWChem 7.2.0 tree
+
+The change log below is relative to the 7.2.2 code base.
+
+NEW FUNCTIONALITY
+-----
+
+   N/A
+
+BUG FIXES/ENHANCEMENTS
+-----
+
+   * added code to deal with elements up to Z=120
+   * added IMOM (Initial Maximum Overlap Method)
+   * reworked makefile structure to compile with GNU make 4.4
+   * fixes for Python interfaces
+   * avoid need of USE_MPI for make clean
+   * compiler updates
+   * bug fix for VEM in TDDFT
+   * updates for IBO and Pipek-Mezey localization
+   
+
+GITHUB ISSUES ADDRESSED
+----
+   * [Cosmo generates NaN when lineq=1](https://github.com/nwchemgit/nwchem/issues/990)
+   * [dft-3d URL update](https://github.com/nwchemgit/nwchem/issues/962)
+   * [x2c incompatible with cd fitting ](https://github.com/nwchemgit/nwchem/issues/931)
+   * [wrong memory setup with floating point input ](https://github.com/nwchemgit/nwchem/issues/930)
+   * [modelpotential input not processing bq elements](https://github.com/nwchemgit/nwchem/issues/926)
+   * [memory printout cannot handle large memory sizes](https://github.com/nwchemgit/nwchem/issues/838)
+   * [O(10^3) global arrays are created from the property code](https://github.com/nwchemgit/nwchem/issues/831)
+