diff --git a/homeassistant/components/esphome/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/esphome/__init__.py
index 4dc4a6ac5bf..3bec7f883d0 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/esphome/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/esphome/__init__.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ CONF_NOISE_PSK = "noise_psk"
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 _R = TypeVar("_R")
 
-STABLE_BLE_VERSION_STR = "2022.12.4"
+STABLE_BLE_VERSION_STR = "2023.4.0"
 STABLE_BLE_VERSION = AwesomeVersion(STABLE_BLE_VERSION_STR)
 PROJECT_URLS = {
     "esphome.bluetooth-proxy": "https://esphome.github.io/bluetooth-proxies/",
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/esphome/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/esphome/strings.json
index 68ff5e508de..7171339ac0a 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/esphome/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/esphome/strings.json
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
   "issues": {
     "ble_firmware_outdated": {
       "title": "Update {name} with ESPHome {version} or later",
-      "description": "To improve Bluetooth reliability and performance, we highly recommend updating {name} with ESPHome {version} or later. When updating the device to ESPHome {version}, it is recommended to use a serial cable instead of an over-the-air update to take advantage of the new partition scheme."
+      "description": "To improve Bluetooth reliability and performance, we highly recommend updating {name} with ESPHome {version} or later. When updating the device from ESPHome earlier than 2022.12.0, it is recommended to use a serial cable instead of an over-the-air update to take advantage of the new partition scheme."
     },
     "api_password_deprecated": {
       "title": "API Password deprecated on {name}",