diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ed09a8c7..49378f7b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
 ### Fixed
 
+
+## [2.17.3] - 2022-01-19
+
+### Fixed
+
 * Removed possible deadlock when shutting down active Reader.
 
 
@@ -1210,7 +1215,8 @@ long time. These will not be part of the next version of libosmium:
   Doxygen (up to version 1.8.8). This version contains a workaround to fix
   this.
 
-[unreleased]: https://github.com/osmcode/libosmium/compare/v2.17.2...HEAD
+[unreleased]: https://github.com/osmcode/libosmium/compare/v2.17.3...HEAD
+[2.17.3]: https://github.com/osmcode/libosmium/compare/v2.17.2...v2.17.3
 [2.17.2]: https://github.com/osmcode/libosmium/compare/v2.17.1...v2.17.2
 [2.17.1]: https://github.com/osmcode/libosmium/compare/v2.17.0...v2.17.1
 [2.17.0]: https://github.com/osmcode/libosmium/compare/v2.16.0...v2.17.0
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 10d50c7b..ca67985d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ project(libosmium)
 
 set(LIBOSMIUM_VERSION_MAJOR 2)
 set(LIBOSMIUM_VERSION_MINOR 17)
-set(LIBOSMIUM_VERSION_PATCH 2)
+set(LIBOSMIUM_VERSION_PATCH 3)
 
 set(LIBOSMIUM_VERSION
     "${LIBOSMIUM_VERSION_MAJOR}.${LIBOSMIUM_VERSION_MINOR}.${LIBOSMIUM_VERSION_PATCH}")
diff --git a/include/osmium/version.hpp b/include/osmium/version.hpp
index 75ec31b6..943eb38a 100644
--- a/include/osmium/version.hpp
+++ b/include/osmium/version.hpp
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
 #define LIBOSMIUM_VERSION_MAJOR 2
 #define LIBOSMIUM_VERSION_MINOR 17
-#define LIBOSMIUM_VERSION_PATCH 2
+#define LIBOSMIUM_VERSION_PATCH 3
 
-#define LIBOSMIUM_VERSION_STRING "2.17.2"
+#define LIBOSMIUM_VERSION_STRING "2.17.3"
 
 #endif // OSMIUM_VERSION_HPP