diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index ebf9c71e..0af6f082 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # NEWS
 
+1.17.3 - 2021-03-17
+-------------------
+
+- fix: ensure we release a socket in the pool when the requester died before beeing monitored.
+
 1.17.2 - 2021-03-16
 -------------------
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6e445435..6cb2b929 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 Copyright (c) 2012-2021 Benoît Chesneau.
 
-__Version:__ 1.17.2
+__Version:__ 1.17.3
 
 # hackney
 
diff --git a/doc/README.md b/doc/README.md
index 07572ea7..df7dcb92 100644
--- a/doc/README.md
+++ b/doc/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 Copyright (c) 2012-2021 Benoît Chesneau.
 
-__Version:__ 1.17.2
+__Version:__ 1.17.3
 
 # hackney
 
diff --git a/doc/overview.edoc b/doc/overview.edoc
index f021d32e..21e0234b 100644
--- a/doc/overview.edoc
+++ b/doc/overview.edoc
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 
 @copyright 2012-2021 Benoît Chesneau.
-@version 1.17.2
+@version 1.17.3
 @title hackney - HTTP client library in Erlang
 
 @doc
diff --git a/src/hackney.app.src b/src/hackney.app.src
index b84d8516..a3fed86e 100644
--- a/src/hackney.app.src
+++ b/src/hackney.app.src
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 {application, hackney,
   [
     {description, "simple HTTP client"},
-    {vsn, "1.17.2"},
+    {vsn, "1.17.3"},
     {registered, [hackney_pool]},
     {applications, [kernel,
       stdlib,