diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index e5d048aec9..840ae7260c 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+### Version 0.17.3 - March 2017
+
+This version is binary compatible with OCE 0.17, OCE 0.17.1 and OCE 0.17.2
+
+* Fixed gcc "uninitialized variable" compilation warnings
+
+* Fixed debug library paths for gl2ps/freeimage/tbb
+
+Users who contributed to this release:
+  Thomas Paviot
+
 ### Version 0.17.2 - May 2016
 
 This version is binary compatible with 0CE 0.17 and OCE 0.17.1
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index ad2a78356c..b7039e053f 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-version: oce-0.17.1-dev.{build}
+version: oce-0.17.3.{build}
 
 environment:
-  oce_version: 0.17.1-dev
+  oce_version: 0.17.3
   matrix:
     - generator: "MSYS Makefiles"
       Compiler: MinGW-gcc-4.8.1