diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a28edc84..308af74c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Gin ChangeLog
 
+## Gin v1.7.3
+
+### BUGFIXES
+
+* fix level 1 router match [#2767](https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/issues/2767), [#2796](https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/issues/2796)
+
 ## Gin v1.7.2
 
 ### BUGFIXES
diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index a80ab69a..535bfc82 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 package gin
 
 // Version is the current gin framework's version.
-const Version = "v1.7.2"
+const Version = "v1.7.3"