diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bd6a91111913456c54704d4012463f931afc437e..e30095a0a24edfbdba281c11b5bb69bb2fccca51 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.2.3] - 2021-07-07
+### Changed
+- Removed demanding brackets with inline if statement
+
 ## [1.2.2] - 2021-06-16
 ### Changed
 - Add phpcs.xml.dist and .editorconfig to package distribution as configuration examples to copy
diff --git a/WPDeskPlugin/ruleset.xml b/WPDeskPlugin/ruleset.xml
index cf634cc6e28b9a4de182e39bc8e9d069b56e8828..a779dbd49c8ab0ebe820e4e0a7fbc70067465976 100644
--- a/WPDeskPlugin/ruleset.xml
+++ b/WPDeskPlugin/ruleset.xml
@@ -96,9 +96,6 @@
 	These may make it into WPCS at some point. If so, they can be removed here.
 	#############################################################################
 	-->
-	<!-- Error prevention: Make sure the condition in a inline if declaration is bracketed. -->
-	<rule ref="Squiz.ControlStructures.InlineIfDeclaration"/>
-
 	<!-- CS: no blank line between the content of a function and a function close brace.-->
 	<rule ref="PSR2.Methods.FunctionClosingBrace"/>
 
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 2666e1f17161eddc97800fe5eda9030594134ffc..a01d5a22046dac40a1ba5a068cfa822b67329645 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "homepage": "https://gitlab.com/wpdesk/wp-code-sniffer",
     "type": "phpcodesniffer-standard",
     "prefer-stable": true,
-    "version": "1.2.2",
+    "version": "1.2.3",
     "authors": [
         {
             "name": "grola",