diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 947a633a9..41bad5f84 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## Unreleased
+## 1.73.0
 
 ### API changes
 - added `only_fetch_mvbox` config #3028
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@
 ### Changes
 - don't watch Sent folder by default #3025
 - use webxdc app name in chatlist/quotes/replies etc. #3027
-- refactorings #3023
-- remove direct dependency on `byteorder` crate #3031
 - make it possible to cancel message sending by removing the message #3034,
   this was previosuly removed in 1.71.0 #2939
 - synchronize Seen flags only on watched folders to speed up
   folder scanning #3041
+- remove direct dependency on `byteorder` crate #3031
+- refactorings #3023 #3013
+- improve documentation #3017 #3018 #3021
 
 ### Fixes
 - fix splitting off text from webxdc messages #3032
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index bf7ae2219..bdc1fb4d1 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.72.0"
+version = "1.73.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ansi_term",
  "anyhow",
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.72.0"
+version = "1.73.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-std",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index abfd18cb9..f08f0bff6 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.72.0"
+version = "1.73.0"
 authors = ["Delta Chat Developers (ML) <delta@codespeak.net>"]
 edition = "2018"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
index 06b74d695..b3ee254e8 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.72.0"
+version = "1.73.0"
 description = "Deltachat FFI"
 authors = ["Delta Chat Developers (ML) <delta@codespeak.net>"]
 edition = "2018"