diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 80ba43622a..bb9701deee 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1.0)
 
-project(TeXstudio VERSION 4.7.2 LANGUAGES C CXX)
+project(TeXstudio VERSION 4.7.3 LANGUAGES C CXX)
 SET(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
 set(CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX "d")
 set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
diff --git a/Info.plist b/Info.plist
index d83ff495d2..010e92ed95 100644
--- a/Info.plist
+++ b/Info.plist
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 	<key>CFBundleName</key>
 	<string>TeXstudio</string>
 	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-	<string>4.7.2</string>
+	<string>4.7.3</string>
 	<key>AppleMagnifiedMode</key>
 	<false/>
 </dict>
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d52d0c186c..778ba4aad0 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+texstudio (4.7.3) unstable; urgency=low
+
+   * new release
+
+ -- Benito van der Zander <benibela@users.sourceforge.net>  Sun, 24 Dec 2023 17:27:52 +0100
+
 texstudio (4.7.2) unstable; urgency=low
 
    * new release
diff --git a/src/utilsVersion.h b/src/utilsVersion.h
index 885e9150b6..8ff30700dd 100644
--- a/src/utilsVersion.h
+++ b/src/utilsVersion.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 #define TEXSTUDIO "TeXstudio"
 
-#define TXSVERSION "4.7.2"
+#define TXSVERSION "4.7.3"
 
 extern const char *TEXSTUDIO_GIT_REVISION;
 
diff --git a/utilities/manual/source/CHANGELOG.md b/utilities/manual/source/CHANGELOG.md
index 59d27aaaf6..c762e3f87f 100644
--- a/utilities/manual/source/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/utilities/manual/source/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 # CHANGELOG
+## TeXstudio 4.7.3
+
+- 
+
 
 ## TeXstudio 4.7.2
 
diff --git a/utilities/manual/source/conf.py b/utilities/manual/source/conf.py
index 265b5c316e..5aa9c2362e 100644
--- a/utilities/manual/source/conf.py
+++ b/utilities/manual/source/conf.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 project = 'TeXstudio'
 copyright = '2022, TeXstudio Team'
 author = 'TeXstudio Team'
-release = '4.7.2'
+release = '4.7.3'
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#general-configuration
diff --git a/utilities/texstudio-msys.nsi b/utilities/texstudio-msys.nsi
index 6ce75c036e..664d670f59 100644
--- a/utilities/texstudio-msys.nsi
+++ b/utilities/texstudio-msys.nsi
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # These three must be integers
 !define VERSIONMAJOR 4
 !define VERSIONMINOR 7
-!define VERSIONBUILD 2
+!define VERSIONBUILD 3
 # These will be displayed by the "Click here for support information" link in "Add/Remove Programs"
 # It is possible to use "mailto:" links in here to open the email client
 !define HELPURL "https://texstudio.org" # "Support Information" link
diff --git a/utilities/texstudio.1 b/utilities/texstudio.1
index 3484141e6b..64f2e71df6 100644
--- a/utilities/texstudio.1
+++ b/utilities/texstudio.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH TEXSTUDIO 1 "20-01-14" "4.7.2" "latex editor"
+.TH TEXSTUDIO 1 "20-01-14" "4.7.3" "latex editor"
 
 .SH NAME
 texstudio \- A LaTeX IDE
diff --git a/utilities/texstudio.nsi b/utilities/texstudio.nsi
index 06fdbc7206..1e443790f6 100644
--- a/utilities/texstudio.nsi
+++ b/utilities/texstudio.nsi
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # These three must be integers
 !define VERSIONMAJOR 4
 !define VERSIONMINOR 7
-!define VERSIONBUILD 2
+!define VERSIONBUILD 3
 # These will be displayed by the "Click here for support information" link in "Add/Remove Programs"
 # It is possible to use "mailto:" links in here to open the email client
 !define HELPURL "https://texstudio.org" # "Support Information" link
diff --git a/utilities/texstudio.spec b/utilities/texstudio.spec
index 8587fdc5e6..ea569be210 100644
--- a/utilities/texstudio.spec
+++ b/utilities/texstudio.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name: texstudio
 Summary: LaTeX editor
-Version: 4.7.2
+Version: 4.7.3
 License: GPL
 Group: Applications/Publishing
 Source: texstudio.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/texstudio/trunk
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Maintainer: Benito van der Zander <benito@benibela.de>
 Packager: Benito van der Zander
 Url: http://texstudio.sourceforge.net
 BuildRequires: qt4-devel
-Requires: libc6 (>=2.4), libgcc1 (>=4.7.2), libqtcore4 (>=4.4.1), libqtgui4 (>=4.4.1), libqt4-network (>=4.4.1), libqt4-xml (>=4.4.1), libstdc++6 (>=4.1.1), libqt4-svg (>=4.4.1)
+Requires: libc6 (>=2.4), libgcc1 (>=4.7.3), libqtcore4 (>=4.4.1), libqtgui4 (>=4.4.1), libqt4-network (>=4.4.1), libqt4-xml (>=4.4.1), libstdc++6 (>=4.1.1), libqt4-svg (>=4.4.1)
 Suggests: psutils, tetex-extra | texlive-latex-extra, hunspell-dictionary | myspell-dictionary
 Description: Latex Editor
  TeXstudio, previously TexMakerX, is a platform-independent LaTeX editor with included PDF viewer. It provides modern features like interactive spell/syntax checking, code folding, extended text navigation, code completion and syntax highlighting.