diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 3caf231c..2ad7fc21 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-B1-22-g0851ae6f14+1
\ No newline at end of file
+B1-23-g6ed4e23b80+1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/include/common/debug.h b/common/include/common/debug.h
index 4b205393..ad199bc9 100644
--- a/common/include/common/debug.h
+++ b/common/include/common/debug.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 #define DEBUG_WARN(fmt, ...) DEBUG_PRINT("[W]", fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #define DEBUG_ERROR(fmt, ...) DEBUG_PRINT("[E]", fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #define DEBUG_FIXME(fmt, ...) DEBUG_PRINT("[F]", fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define DEBUG_FATAL(fmt, ...) do {DEBUG_PRINT("[C]", fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__); abort();} while (0)
 
 #if defined(DEBUG_SPICE) | defined(DEBUG_IVSHMEM)
   #define DEBUG_PROTO(fmt, args...) DEBUG_PRINT("[P]", fmt, ##args)