diff --git a/bootstrap.py b/bootstrap.py
index 39b202a..856dfd3 100755
--- a/bootstrap.py
+++ b/bootstrap.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 import rpm  # pylint:disable=import-error
 
 
-VERSION = '1.7.2'
+VERSION = '1.7.3'
 
 # Python 2.4 only supports octal numbers by prefixing '0'
 # Python 3 only support octal numbers by prefixing '0o'