diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index bd46f4e65c..2a606b2956 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 
+2.5-723 | 2018-07-03 09:34:10 -0500
+
+  * Fix unstable config framework test (Corelight)
+
 2.5-722 | 2018-07-03 09:16:37 -0500
 
   * BIT-1941: teach diff-remove-timestamps about time 0 (Corelight)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index e1dbbe72b1..64feb3eb5a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.5-722
+2.5-723
diff --git a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/config/several-files.bro b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/config/several-files.bro
index 57d15c0075..c5ad563b4e 100644
--- a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/config/several-files.bro
+++ b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/config/several-files.bro
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-run bro bro -b %INPUT
 # @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-wait 10
-# @TEST-EXEC: sort bro/config.log >bro/config.log.tmp && mv bro/config.log.tmp bro/config.log
-# @TEST-EXEC: btest-diff bro/config.log
+# @TEST-EXEC: TEST_DIFF_CANONIFIER="$SCRIPTS/diff-canonifier | grep -v ^# | $SCRIPTS/diff-sort" btest-diff bro/config.log
 
 @load base/frameworks/config
 @load base/protocols/conn