diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
index ae89d3d83d53..d285a75588ee 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 -----
 
 
+23.3.1
+-----
+- [***] Fix issue with In Person Payments card reader connection flow [https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-android/pull/14681]
 23.3
 -----
 - [Internal] Migration to POS specific product model [https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-android/pull/14598]
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index e9647091f88f..79801fb9ec10 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ robolectric = { module = "org.robolectric:robolectric", version.ref = "robolectr
 squareup-javapoet = { module = "com.squareup:javapoet", version.ref = "squareup-javapoet" }
 squareup-leakcanary-android = { group = "com.squareup.leakcanary", name = "leakcanary-android", version.ref = "squareup-leakcanary" }
 squareup-okhttp3 = { module = "com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp", version.ref = "squareup-okhttp3" }
+squareup-okhttp3-tls = { module = "com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp-tls", version.ref = "squareup-okhttp3" }
 squareup-okhttp3-urlconnection = { module = "com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp-urlconnection", version.ref = "squareup-okhttp3" }
 stripe-terminal-taptopay = { group = "com.stripe", name = "stripeterminal-taptopay", version.ref = "stripe-terminal" }
 stripe-terminal-core = { group = "com.stripe", name = "stripeterminal-core", version.ref = "stripe-terminal" }
diff --git a/libs/fluxc/build.gradle b/libs/fluxc/build.gradle
index 05c7a802efed..1a5c03ddc909 100644
--- a/libs/fluxc/build.gradle
+++ b/libs/fluxc/build.gradle
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ dependencies {
     api libs.eventbus.java
     api libs.squareup.okhttp3
     implementation libs.squareup.okhttp3.urlconnection
+    implementation libs.squareup.okhttp3.tls
     api libs.volley
     implementation libs.google.gson