diff --git a/CHANGE_LOG b/CHANGE_LOG
index 39cf4f20..f0630396 100644
--- a/CHANGE_LOG
+++ b/CHANGE_LOG
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-2023-02-XX   2.7.3:
+2023-02-20   2.7.3:
 -------------------
   * fix popcount64 name conflict on NetBSD, #189
   * even though PyPy is not actively supported, allow running tests for
     PyPy 3.7 and 3.8, see also #188
+  * allow running `python setup.py test`
   * add official Python 3.12 support
   * simplify count functionality in util module
   * retire `bitcount_lookup[256]` table
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 1c7f888e..30ac6052 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Once you have installed the package, you may want to test it:
 
     $ python -c 'import bitarray; bitarray.test()'
     bitarray is installed in: /Users/ilan/bitarray/bitarray
-    bitarray version: 2.7.2
+    bitarray version: 2.7.3
     sys.version: 3.11.0 (main, Oct 25 2022) [Clang 14.0.4]
     sys.prefix: /Users/ilan/Mini3/envs/py311
     pointer size: 64 bit
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ and can therefore be used as a dictionary key:
 Reference
 =========
 
-bitarray version: 2.7.2 -- `change log <https://github.com/ilanschnell/bitarray/blob/master/doc/changelog.rst>`__
+bitarray version: 2.7.3 -- `change log <https://github.com/ilanschnell/bitarray/blob/master/doc/changelog.rst>`__
 
 In the following, ``item`` and ``value`` are usually a single bit -
 an integer 0 or 1.
diff --git a/doc/changelog.rst b/doc/changelog.rst
index 9ae88690..07c79684 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.rst
+++ b/doc/changelog.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
 Change log
 ==========
 
+**2.7.3** (2023-02-20):
+
+* fix popcount64 name conflict on NetBSD, `#189 <https://github.com/ilanschnell/bitarray/issues/189>`__
+* even though PyPy is not actively supported, allow running tests for
+  PyPy 3.7 and 3.8, see also `#188 <https://github.com/ilanschnell/bitarray/issues/188>`__
+* allow running ``python setup.py test``
+* add official Python 3.12 support
+* simplify count functionality in util module
+* retire ``bitcount_lookup[256]`` table
+* improve ``util.count_n()`` error messages
+* avoid ``util`` module tests from being run more than once in each
+  call to ``bitarray.test()`` when called multiple times in the same
+  Python process, see `#6e52e49a <https://github.com/ilanschnell/bitarray/commit/6e52e49a>`__
+* improve testing
+
+
 **2.7.2** (2023-02-12):
 
 * speedup all count functionality by using ``__builtin_popcountll`` when
diff --git a/doc/reference.rst b/doc/reference.rst
index 0f514f8b..8d91b4f6 100644
--- a/doc/reference.rst
+++ b/doc/reference.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Reference
 =========
 
-bitarray version: 2.7.2 -- `change log <https://github.com/ilanschnell/bitarray/blob/master/doc/changelog.rst>`__
+bitarray version: 2.7.3 -- `change log <https://github.com/ilanschnell/bitarray/blob/master/doc/changelog.rst>`__
 
 In the following, ``item`` and ``value`` are usually a single bit -
 an integer 0 or 1.
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ This sub-module was added in version 1.2.
 
 ``count_n(a, n, value=1, /)`` -> int
    Return lowest index ``i`` for which ``a[:i].count(value) == n``.
-   Raises ``ValueError``, when n exceeds total count (``a.count(value)``).
+   Raises ``ValueError`` when ``n`` exceeds total count (``a.count(value)``).
 
    New in version 2.3.6: optional value argument.