diff --git a/lib/sqlite3/version.rb b/lib/sqlite3/version.rb
index 78d299a4..1e71431b 100644
--- a/lib/sqlite3/version.rb
+++ b/lib/sqlite3/version.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 module SQLite3
 
-  VERSION = "1.7.2"
+  VERSION = "1.7.3"
 
   module VersionProxy
     MAJOR = 1
     MINOR = 7
-    TINY  = 2
+    TINY  = 3
     BUILD = nil
 
     STRING = [ MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, BUILD ].compact.join( "." )