diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 314db62..2318fdc 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-libva NEWS -- summary of user visible changes.  2016-11-xx
+libva NEWS -- summary of user visible changes.  2016-11-10
 Copyright (C) 2009-2016 Intel Corporation
 
-Version 1.7.3 - DD.Nov.2016
+Version 1.7.3 - 10.Nov.2016
 * Bump VA API version to 0.39.4
 * API: add support for bitrate control per temporal layer
 * API: update the usage for framerate in VAEncMiscParameterFrameRate to support non-integer frame-rate
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b244052..64eddf2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 m4_define([libva_major_version], [m4_eval(va_api_major_version + 1)])
 m4_define([libva_minor_version], [m4_eval(va_api_minor_version - 32)])
 m4_define([libva_micro_version], [3])
-m4_define([libva_pre_version],   [1])
+m4_define([libva_pre_version],   [0])
 
 m4_define([libva_version],
           [libva_major_version.libva_minor_version.libva_micro_version])