diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 7f3f5c84..354c2fa8 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.23.0"
+  ".": "0.23.1"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ac653af6..63ac0b34 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.23.1 (2024-07-29)
+
+Full Changelog: [v0.23.0...v0.23.1](https://github.com/Finch-API/finch-api-python/compare/v0.23.0...v0.23.1)
+
+### Chores
+
+* **internal:** add type construction helper ([#454](https://github.com/Finch-API/finch-api-python/issues/454)) ([c059838](https://github.com/Finch-API/finch-api-python/commit/c059838b36925567cea13220c84c59c2d399513d))
+
 ## 0.23.0 (2024-07-26)
 
 Full Changelog: [v0.22.3...v0.23.0](https://github.com/Finch-API/finch-api-python/compare/v0.22.3...v0.23.0)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 945825a9..b26975cd 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "finch-api"
-version = "0.23.0"
+version = "0.23.1"
 description = "The official Python library for the Finch API"
 dynamic = ["readme"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/src/finch/_models.py b/src/finch/_models.py
index eb7ce3bd..5148d5a7 100644
--- a/src/finch/_models.py
+++ b/src/finch/_models.py
@@ -406,6 +406,15 @@ def build(
     return cast(_BaseModelT, construct_type(type_=base_model_cls, value=kwargs))
 
 
+def construct_type_unchecked(*, value: object, type_: type[_T]) -> _T:
+    """Loose coercion to the expected type with construction of nested values.
+
+    Note: the returned value from this function is not guaranteed to match the
+    given type.
+    """
+    return cast(_T, construct_type(value=value, type_=type_))
+
+
 def construct_type(*, value: object, type_: object) -> object:
     """Loose coercion to the expected type with construction of nested values.
 
diff --git a/src/finch/_version.py b/src/finch/_version.py
index 96cb6868..124b85d6 100644
--- a/src/finch/_version.py
+++ b/src/finch/_version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # File generated from our OpenAPI spec by Stainless. See CONTRIBUTING.md for details.
 
 __title__ = "finch"
-__version__ = "0.23.0"  # x-release-please-version
+__version__ = "0.23.1"  # x-release-please-version