diff --git a/eval.c b/eval.c
index 97484b0b2a..37d831ca57 100644
--- a/eval.c
+++ b/eval.c
@@ -638,7 +638,11 @@ rb_ec_setup_exception(const rb_execution_context_t *ec, VALUE mesg, VALUE cause)
 	cause = get_ec_errinfo(ec);
     }
     if (cause != mesg) {
-	rb_ivar_set(mesg, id_cause, cause);
+        if (THROW_DATA_P(cause)) {
+            cause = Qnil;
+        }
+
+        rb_ivar_set(mesg, id_cause, cause);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index ea6c6be0db..a17eb294d4 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
 # define RUBY_VERSION_MINOR RUBY_API_VERSION_MINOR
 #define RUBY_VERSION_TEENY 4
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_DATE RUBY_RELEASE_YEAR_STR"-"RUBY_RELEASE_MONTH_STR"-"RUBY_RELEASE_DAY_STR
-#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 229
+#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 230
 
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_YEAR 2023
-#define RUBY_RELEASE_MONTH 6
-#define RUBY_RELEASE_DAY 29
+#define RUBY_RELEASE_MONTH 7
+#define RUBY_RELEASE_DAY 18
 
 #include "ruby/version.h"