diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2a3faefe..2850b5d3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+Version 1.2.3
+-------------
+
+- Disabled uploading mods to the master server by default as this is mostly
+  just a waste of bandwidth with the mod portal being integrated into the
+  game now.
+
+
 Version 1.2.2
 -------------
 
diff --git a/config.json.dist b/config.json.dist
index b3373b6e..f60012f0 100644
--- a/config.json.dist
+++ b/config.json.dist
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 	"__comment6.5": "When the master is undersupplied, we have 3 different modes to 'fairly' distribute items. First to ask gets all, dole division using weird formula or experimental neural net tries to make stuff as fair as possible. Feel free to play around.",
 	"disableFairItemDistribution": false,
 	"useNeuralNetDoleDivider": true,
-	"uploadModsToMaster": true,
+	"uploadModsToMaster": false,
 	"msBetweenCommands": 10,
 	"allowRemoteCommandExecution": true,
 	"enableCrossServerShout": true,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 238fa283..d2bab08e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "clusterio",
-  "version": "1.2.2",
+  "version": "1.2.3-alpha",
   "description": "Interserver communication for factorio",
   "repository": "https://github.com/Danielv123/factorioClusterio",
   "main": "master.js",