diff --git a/premise/__init__.py b/premise/__init__.py
index e39d917b..c2685cc4 100644
--- a/premise/__init__.py
+++ b/premise/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 __all__ = ("NewDatabase", "clear_cache", "get_regions_definition")
-__version__ = (1, 7, 2)
+__version__ = (1, 7, 3)
 
 from pathlib import Path
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index cd1a10bf..f57a1164 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 numpy
 pandas
-bw2io >=0.8.10
+bw2io>=0.8.10
 bw2data
 wurst
 xarray
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index eec7a683..a782bbf3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def package_files(directory):
 
 setup(
     name="premise",
-    version="1.7.2",
+    version="1.7.3",
     python_requires=">=3.9,<3.11",
     packages=packages,
     author="Romain Sacchi <romain.sacchi@psi.ch>, Alois Dirnaichner <dirnaichner@pik-potsdam.de>, Chris Mutel "