diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1dc434839d2..d86cd46522b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ AC_PREREQ(2.69)
 AC_COPYRIGHT([Copyright (c) 2006 Verdens Gang AS
 Copyright (c) 2006-2023 Varnish Software])
 AC_REVISION([$Id$])
-AC_INIT([Varnish], [7.3.0], [varnish-dev@varnish-cache.org])
+AC_INIT([Varnish], [7.3.1], [varnish-dev@varnish-cache.org])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(include/miniobj.h)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])