diff --git a/lam-packaging/debian/changelog b/lam-packaging/debian/changelog
index 6c630a86..6631e840 100644
--- a/lam-packaging/debian/changelog
+++ b/lam-packaging/debian/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-ldap-account-manager (7.3.DEV-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+ldap-account-manager (7.3.RC1-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * new upstream release
 
- -- Roland Gruber <post@rolandgruber.de>  Fri, 30 Jul 2020 09:12:46 +0200
+ -- Roland Gruber <post@rolandgruber.de>  Mon, 10 Aug 2020 19:25:33 +0200
 
 ldap-account-manager (7.2-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
diff --git a/lam-packaging/docker/Dockerfile b/lam-packaging/docker/Dockerfile
index 214ed6bd..5ca43579 100644
--- a/lam-packaging/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/lam-packaging/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 FROM debian:buster-slim
 LABEL maintainer="Roland Gruber <post@rolandgruber.de>"
 
-ARG LAM_RELEASE=7.2
+ARG LAM_RELEASE=7.3.RC1
 EXPOSE 80
 
 ENV \
diff --git a/lam-packaging/docker/docker-compose.yml b/lam-packaging/docker/docker-compose.yml
index 7ae00eb4..04d508e1 100644
--- a/lam-packaging/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/lam-packaging/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ services:
   ldap-account-manager:
     build:
       context: .
-    image: ldapaccountmanager/lam:7.2
+    image: ldapaccountmanager/lam:7.3.RC1
     restart: unless-stopped
     ports:
       - "8080:80"
diff --git a/lam/VERSION b/lam/VERSION
index d09670ea..f00b4039 100644
--- a/lam/VERSION
+++ b/lam/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.3.DEV
+7.3.RC1
diff --git a/lam/docs/manual-sources/chapter-installation.xml b/lam/docs/manual-sources/chapter-installation.xml
index 08b42e04..00c110d9 100644
--- a/lam/docs/manual-sources/chapter-installation.xml
+++ b/lam/docs/manual-sources/chapter-installation.xml
@@ -613,6 +613,12 @@
       version. Unless explicitly noticed there is no need to install an
       intermediate release.</para>
 
+      <section>
+        <title>7.2 -&gt; 7.3</title>
+
+        <para>No actions required.</para>
+      </section>
+
       <section>
         <title>7.1 -&gt; 7.2</title>