diff --git a/varken/__init__.py b/varken/__init__.py
index f6e1dae..4088c02 100644
--- a/varken/__init__.py
+++ b/varken/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-VERSION = "1.7.2"
-BRANCH = 'master'
+VERSION = "1.7.3"
+BRANCH = 'develop'