diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 226eb182..60d57283 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
 **latest**
+- upgrade to gitlab-ce 7.3.0
 - added GITLAB_WEBHOOK_TIMEOUT configuration option
-- upgrade to gitlab-ce 7.3.0.rc1
 - upgrade to gitlab-shell 2.0.0
 - removed internal redis server
 - shutdown the container gracefully
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index f36c3504..15020207 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.3.0.rc1
+7.3.0
diff --git a/assets/setup/install b/assets/setup/install
index 3ecca76a..57f91a8b 100755
--- a/assets/setup/install
+++ b/assets/setup/install
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
-GITLAB_VERSION=7.3.0.rc1
+GITLAB_VERSION=7.3.0
 GITLAB_SHELL_VERSION=2.0.0
 
 GITLAB_INSTALL_DIR="/home/git/gitlab"