diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 53c3e150..69f5c458 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2015.08.28, Version 1.7.3 (Stable)
+
+Changes since version 1.7.2:
+
+* threadpool: fix thread starvation bug (Ben Noordhuis)
+
+
 2015.08.25, Version 1.7.2 (Stable), 4d13a013fcfa72311f0102751fdc7951873f466c
 
 Changes since version 1.7.1:
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 88ce1fc1..87902833 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: v1.7.2.build{build}
+version: v1.7.3.build{build}
 
 install:
   - cinst -y nsis
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d05970d4..ad5cb008 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.57)
-AC_INIT([libuv], [1.7.2], [https://github.com/libuv/libuv/issues])
+AC_INIT([libuv], [1.7.3], [https://github.com/libuv/libuv/issues])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 m4_include([m4/libuv-extra-automake-flags.m4])
 m4_include([m4/as_case.m4])
diff --git a/include/uv-version.h b/include/uv-version.h
index d708941f..90f2ce1f 100644
--- a/include/uv-version.h
+++ b/include/uv-version.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 #define UV_VERSION_MAJOR 1
 #define UV_VERSION_MINOR 7
-#define UV_VERSION_PATCH 2
+#define UV_VERSION_PATCH 3
 #define UV_VERSION_IS_RELEASE 1
 #define UV_VERSION_SUFFIX ""