diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 20b8b269e..5b1c2da86 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ set(PACKAGE "netCDF" CACHE STRING "")
 
 SET(NC_VERSION_MAJOR 4)
 SET(NC_VERSION_MINOR 7)
-SET(NC_VERSION_PATCH 2)
+SET(NC_VERSION_PATCH 3)
 SET(NC_VERSION_NOTE "-development")
 SET(netCDF_VERSION ${NC_VERSION_MAJOR}.${NC_VERSION_MINOR}.${NC_VERSION_PATCH}${NC_VERSION_NOTE})
 SET(VERSION ${netCDF_VERSION})
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 7b9e8a032..74f3acf54 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ Release Notes       {#RELEASE_NOTES}
 
 This file contains a high-level description of this package's evolution. Releases are in reverse chronological order (most recent first). Note that, as of netcdf 4.2, the `netcdf-c++` and `netcdf-fortran` libraries have been separated into their own libraries.
 
-## 4.7.2 - TBD
+## 4.7.3 - TBD
 
+## 4.7.2 - October 22, 2019
+
+* [Bug Fix][Enhancement] Various bug fixes and enhancements.
 * [Bug Fix][Enhancement] Corrected an issue where protected memory was being written to with some pointer slight-of-hand.  This has been in the code for a while, but appears to be caught by the compiler on OSX, under circumstances yet to be completely nailed down.  See [GitHub #1486](https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c/issues/1486) for more information.  
 * [Enhancement] [Parallel IO] Added support for parallel functions in MSVC. See [Github #1492](https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c/pull/1492) for more information.
 * [Enhancement] Added a function for changing the ncid of an open file.  This function should only be used if you know what you are doing, and is meant to be used primarily with PIO integration. See [GitHub #1483](https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c/pull/1483) and [GitHub #1487](https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c/pull/1487) for more information.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c846ac471..5cb9d3e0d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.59])
 
 # Initialize with name, version, and support email address.
-AC_INIT([netCDF], [4.7.2-development], [support-netcdf@unidata.ucar.edu], [netcdf-c])
+AC_INIT([netCDF], [4.7.3-development], [support-netcdf@unidata.ucar.edu], [netcdf-c])
 
 ##
 # Prefer an empty CFLAGS variable instead of the default -g -O2.
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ AC_INIT([netCDF], [4.7.2-development], [support-netcdf@unidata.ucar.edu], [netcd
 
 AC_SUBST([NC_VERSION_MAJOR]) NC_VERSION_MAJOR=4
 AC_SUBST([NC_VERSION_MINOR]) NC_VERSION_MINOR=7
-AC_SUBST([NC_VERSION_PATCH]) NC_VERSION_PATCH=2
+AC_SUBST([NC_VERSION_PATCH]) NC_VERSION_PATCH=3
 AC_SUBST([NC_VERSION_NOTE]) NC_VERSION_NOTE="-development"
 
 #####
diff --git a/docs/Doxyfile.developer b/docs/Doxyfile.developer
index ed931e375..3d9c11133 100644
--- a/docs/Doxyfile.developer
+++ b/docs/Doxyfile.developer
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = netCDF-C
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 4.7.2-development
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 4.7.3-development
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/liblib/Makefile.am b/liblib/Makefile.am
index e22a8dddb..ca220bc45 100644
--- a/liblib/Makefile.am
+++ b/liblib/Makefile.am
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ lib_LTLIBRARIES = libnetcdf.la
 # for information regarding incrementing `-version-info`.
 ##
 
-libnetcdf_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 16:0:1
+libnetcdf_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 17:0:2
 
 libnetcdf_la_CPPFLAGS = ${AM_CPPFLAGS}
 libnetcdf_la_LIBADD =