diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 34f62e6..53ae2bd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 .. contents:: Table of Contents
    :depth: 2
 
-Unreleased
-==========
+v0.7.3 - 2016-09-07
+===================
 
 Added
 -----
diff --git a/cas_server/__init__.py b/cas_server/__init__.py
index 43c6d63..0ffa524 100644
--- a/cas_server/__init__.py
+++ b/cas_server/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 """A django CAS server application"""
 
 #: version of the application
-VERSION = '0.7.2'
+VERSION = '0.7.3'
 
 #: path the the application configuration class
 default_app_config = 'cas_server.apps.CasAppConfig'