diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1485822f7..b426a110e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ ENDMACRO()
 #SET( JSONCPP_VERSION_MAJOR X )
 #SET( JSONCPP_VERSION_MINOR Y )
 #SET( JSONCPP_VERSION_PATCH Z )
-SET( JSONCPP_VERSION 1.7.2 )
+SET( JSONCPP_VERSION 1.7.3 )
 jsoncpp_parse_version( ${JSONCPP_VERSION} JSONCPP_VERSION )
 #IF(NOT JSONCPP_VERSION_FOUND)
 #    MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Failed to parse version string properly. Expect X.Y.Z")
diff --git a/include/json/version.h b/include/json/version.h
index 18ce35818..f552bb0da 100644
--- a/include/json/version.h
+++ b/include/json/version.h
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 #ifndef JSON_VERSION_H_INCLUDED
 # define JSON_VERSION_H_INCLUDED
 
-# define JSONCPP_VERSION_STRING "1.7.2"
+# define JSONCPP_VERSION_STRING "1.7.3"
 # define JSONCPP_VERSION_MAJOR 1
 # define JSONCPP_VERSION_MINOR 7
-# define JSONCPP_VERSION_PATCH 2
+# define JSONCPP_VERSION_PATCH 3
 # define JSONCPP_VERSION_QUALIFIER
 # define JSONCPP_VERSION_HEXA ((JSONCPP_VERSION_MAJOR << 24) | (JSONCPP_VERSION_MINOR << 16) | (JSONCPP_VERSION_PATCH << 8))
 
diff --git a/version b/version
index f8a696c8d..661e7aead 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.7.2
+1.7.3