diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 248f8165db..8158d48f59 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
-Synapse 1.73.0rc2 (2022-12-01)
-==============================
+Synapse 1.73.0 (2022-12-06)
+===========================
 
 Please note that legacy Prometheus metric names have been removed in this release; see [the upgrade notes](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/release-v1.73/docs/upgrade.md#legacy-prometheus-metric-names-have-now-been-removed) for more details.
 
+No significant changes since 1.73.0rc2.
+
+
+Synapse 1.73.0rc2 (2022-12-01)
+==============================
+
 Bugfixes
 --------
 
@@ -17,7 +23,7 @@ Features
 
 - Speed-up `/messages` with `filter_events_for_client` optimizations. ([\#14527](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14527))
 - Improve DB performance by reducing amount of data that gets read in `device_lists_changes_in_room`. ([\#14534](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14534))
-- Adds support for handling avatar in SSO login. Contributed by @ashfame. ([\#13917](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13917))
+- Add support for handling avatar in SSO OIDC login. Contributed by @ashfame. ([\#13917](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13917))
 - Move MSC3030 `/timestamp_to_event` endpoints to stable `v1` location (`/_matrix/client/v1/rooms/<roomID>/timestamp_to_event?ts=<timestamp>&dir=<direction>`, `/_matrix/federation/v1/timestamp_to_event/<roomID>?ts=<timestamp>&dir=<direction>`). ([\#14471](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14471))
 - Reduce database load of [Client-Server endpoints](https://spec.matrix.org/v1.5/client-server-api/#aggregations) which return bundled aggregations. ([\#14491](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14491), [\#14508](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14508), [\#14510](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14510))
 - Add unstable support for an Extensible Events room version (`org.matrix.msc1767.10`) via [MSC1767](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/1767), [MSC3931](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3931), [MSC3932](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3932), and [MSC3933](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3933). ([\#14520](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14520), [\#14521](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14521), [\#14524](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14524))
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 6868660a7d..163b7210bf 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.73.0) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New Synapse release 1.73.0.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Tue, 06 Dec 2022 11:48:56 +0000
+
 matrix-synapse-py3 (1.73.0~rc2) stable; urgency=medium
 
   * New Synapse release 1.73.0rc2.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1368e4e688..df59fa0562 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ manifest-path = "rust/Cargo.toml"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "matrix-synapse"
-version = "1.73.0rc2"
+version = "1.73.0"
 description = "Homeserver for the Matrix decentralised comms protocol"
 authors = ["Matrix.org Team and Contributors <packages@matrix.org>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"