diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index af9764a59e..87b18a567e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.7.2
+4.7.3
diff --git a/doc/changelog.rst b/doc/changelog.rst
index 0158514607..54ecc5ab14 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.rst
+++ b/doc/changelog.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,25 @@ Change Log
 
 .. towncrier release notes start
 
+QuTiP 4.7.3 (2023-08-22)
+========================
+
+Bug Fixes
+---------
+
+- Non-oper qobj + scalar raise an error. (#2208 reported by vikramkashyap)
+- Fixed issue where `extract_states` did not preserve hermiticity.
+  Fixed issue where `rand_herm` did not set the private attribute _isherm to True. (#2214 by AGaliciaMartinez)
+- ssesolve average states to density matrices (#2216 reported by BenjaminDAnjou)
+
+
+Miscellaneous
+-------------
+
+- Exclude cython 3.0.0 from requirement (#2204)
+- Run in no cython mode with cython >=3.0.0 (#2207)
+
+
 QuTiP 4.7.2 (2023-06-28)
 ========================
 
diff --git a/doc/changes/2204.misc b/doc/changes/2204.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index bcab4e860d..0000000000
--- a/doc/changes/2204.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Exclude cython 3.0.0 from requirement
diff --git a/doc/changes/2207.misc b/doc/changes/2207.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 2be4e620c8..0000000000
--- a/doc/changes/2207.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Run in no cython mode with cython >=3.0.0
diff --git a/doc/changes/2208.bugfix b/doc/changes/2208.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 45b6d48fc6..0000000000
--- a/doc/changes/2208.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Non-oper qobj + scalar raise an error.
diff --git a/doc/changes/2214.bugfix b/doc/changes/2214.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index f58ec4934f..0000000000
--- a/doc/changes/2214.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Fixed issue where `extrac_states` did not preserve hermiticity.
-Fixed issue where `rand_herm` did not set the private attribute _isherm to True.
diff --git a/doc/changes/2216.bugfix b/doc/changes/2216.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 7393f409a4..0000000000
--- a/doc/changes/2216.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-ssesolve average states to density matrices