diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 18944ad37..8ac308db6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+# [1.73.0-alpha.1](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-blocks/compare/v1.72.0...v1.73.0-alpha.1) (2023-07-07)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add updated translation files ([#1486](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-blocks/issues/1486)) ([3a44410](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-blocks/commit/3a44410e43fcc00510a317e527e2acf782dac4d1))
+* allow Homepage Posts and Carousel blocks to include subcategories ([#1482](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-blocks/issues/1482)) ([faa8734](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-blocks/commit/faa87346869dce0503b269c23f453b08cdd5724f))
+* **modal-checkout:** render order details under different conditions ([#1485](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-blocks/issues/1485)) ([ae62734](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-blocks/commit/ae62734ee8ca769b23d14a2cb5067fb87dea37e7))
+
 # [1.72.0](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-blocks/compare/v1.71.0...v1.72.0) (2023-07-03)
 
 
diff --git a/newspack-blocks.php b/newspack-blocks.php
index eadf8fad7..f279b9626 100755
--- a/newspack-blocks.php
+++ b/newspack-blocks.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * Author URI:      https://newspack.blog/
  * Text Domain:     newspack-blocks
  * Domain Path:     /languages
- * Version:         1.72.0
+ * Version:         1.73.0-alpha.1
  *
  * @package         Newspack_Blocks
  */
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 define( 'NEWSPACK_BLOCKS__PLUGIN_FILE', __FILE__ );
 define( 'NEWSPACK_BLOCKS__BLOCKS_DIRECTORY', 'dist/' );
 define( 'NEWSPACK_BLOCKS__PLUGIN_DIR', plugin_dir_path( NEWSPACK_BLOCKS__PLUGIN_FILE ) );
-define( 'NEWSPACK_BLOCKS__VERSION', '1.72.0' );
+define( 'NEWSPACK_BLOCKS__VERSION', '1.73.0-alpha.1' );
 
 require_once NEWSPACK_BLOCKS__PLUGIN_DIR . 'includes/class-newspack-blocks.php';
 require_once NEWSPACK_BLOCKS__PLUGIN_DIR . 'includes/class-newspack-blocks-api.php';
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6da41c745..2c4dfc4cf 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "@automattic/newspack-blocks",
-	"version": "1.72.0",
+	"version": "1.73.0-alpha.1",
 	"lockfileVersion": 2,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "@automattic/newspack-blocks",
-			"version": "1.72.0",
+			"version": "1.73.0-alpha.1",
 			"hasInstallScript": true,
 			"license": "GPL-3.0-or-later",
 			"dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2ae1f142e..a15cc7820 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@automattic/newspack-blocks",
-	"version": "1.72.0",
+	"version": "1.73.0-alpha.1",
 	"author": "Automattic",
 	"devDependencies": {
 		"@rushstack/eslint-patch": "^1.3.2",