diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 168481927..261950461 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## 0.17.3 - 2022-02-03
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Drop wsproto version checking. (#1359) 03/02/22
+
 ## 0.17.2 - 2022-02-03
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/uvicorn/__init__.py b/uvicorn/__init__.py
index e370f1986..e2481d766 100644
--- a/uvicorn/__init__.py
+++ b/uvicorn/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from uvicorn.config import Config
 from uvicorn.main import Server, main, run
 
-__version__ = "0.17.2"
+__version__ = "0.17.3"
 __all__ = ["main", "run", "Config", "Server"]