diff --git a/.zenodo.json b/.zenodo.json
index 7d869768a..71ed3e4b0 100644
--- a/.zenodo.json
+++ b/.zenodo.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "hyperparameter",
     "bayesian-optimization"
   ],
-  "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
+  "license": "bsd-3-clause",
   "related_identifiers": [
     {
       "identifier": "https://scikit-optimize.github.io",
diff --git a/doc/whats_new.rst b/doc/whats_new.rst
index fab8dd92b..e969e6b8f 100644
--- a/doc/whats_new.rst
+++ b/doc/whats_new.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Release notes for all scikit-optimize releases are linked in this this page.
 .. toctree::
     :maxdepth: 1
     Version 0.8 <whats_new/v0.8.rst>
+    Version 0.7.3 <whats_new/v0.7.3.rst>
     Version 0.7.2 <whats_new/v0.7.2.rst>
     Version 0.7.1 <whats_new/v0.7.1.rst>
     Version 0.7 <whats_new/v0.7.rst>
diff --git a/doc/whats_new/v0.7.3.rst b/doc/whats_new/v0.7.3.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43826b3fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/whats_new/v0.7.3.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+Version 0.7.3
+=============
+**not released**
+New features
+------------
+
+Bug fixes
+---------
+
+Maintenance
+-----------
diff --git a/skopt/__init__.py b/skopt/__init__.py
index 8abbf080c..d8e995710 100644
--- a/skopt/__init__.py
+++ b/skopt/__init__.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 # Dev branch marker is: 'X.Y.dev' or 'X.Y.devN' where N is an integer.
 # 'X.Y.dev0' is the canonical version of 'X.Y.dev'
 #
-__version__ = "0.7.2"
+__version__ = "0.7.3"
 
 if __SKOPT_SETUP__:
     import sys