diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 666988e..e8ea0ba 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Development:
+1.7.3:
   - fix issue where base directory was ignored for wallet creation
   - new "validator duties" command to display known duties for a given validator
   - update go-eth2-client to display correct validator status from prysm
diff --git a/cmd/version.go b/cmd/version.go
index ff60182..f6dd50b 100644
--- a/cmd/version.go
+++ b/cmd/version.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 
 // ReleaseVersion is the release version of the codebase.
 // Usually overrideen by tag names when building binaries.
-var ReleaseVersion = "local build (latest release 1.7.2)"
+var ReleaseVersion = "local build (latest release 1.7.3)"
 
 // versionCmd represents the version command
 var versionCmd = &cobra.Command{