diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 27df947..0d59660 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 
 Codecrypt ChangeLog
 
+1.7.3
+
+- tiny fixes in mce_qcmdpc to improve decoding
+
 1.7.2
 
 - better autoconfiguration of crypto++ include path
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6bde2f5..e4e4d63 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.6)
-AC_INIT([codecrypt], [1.7.2])
+AC_INIT([codecrypt], [1.7.3])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(.) # because of libtoolize
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 5a091e7..4abdbc2 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+codecrypt (1.7.3) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * upstream version 1.7.3
+
+ -- Mirek Kratochvil <exa.exa@gmail.com>  Thu, 11 Feb 2016 20:25:55 +0100
+
 codecrypt (1.7.2) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Imported Upstream version 1.7.2