diff --git a/acme/setup.py b/acme/setup.py
index fc149889c94..85f6ef62f81 100644
--- a/acme/setup.py
+++ b/acme/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.2'
+version = '2.7.3'
 
 install_requires = [
     'cryptography>=3.2.1',
diff --git a/certbot-apache/setup.py b/certbot-apache/setup.py
index f95fb16c550..7e4fe144301 100644
--- a/certbot-apache/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-apache/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.2'
+version = '2.7.3'
 
 install_requires = [
     # We specify the minimum acme and certbot version as the current plugin
diff --git a/certbot-compatibility-test/setup.py b/certbot-compatibility-test/setup.py
index bb26ad54525..d7e9a871302 100644
--- a/certbot-compatibility-test/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-compatibility-test/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.2'
+version = '2.7.3'
 
 install_requires = [
     'certbot',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-cloudflare/setup.py b/certbot-dns-cloudflare/setup.py
index eb6cabb3b4b..04fcf61d348 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-cloudflare/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-cloudflare/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.2'
+version = '2.7.3'
 
 install_requires = [
     'cloudflare>=1.5.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-digitalocean/setup.py b/certbot-dns-digitalocean/setup.py
index b51250bc5a3..390af42bc1a 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-digitalocean/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-digitalocean/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.2'
+version = '2.7.3'
 
 install_requires = [
     'python-digitalocean>=1.11', # 1.15.0 or newer is recommended for TTL support
diff --git a/certbot-dns-dnsimple/setup.py b/certbot-dns-dnsimple/setup.py
index 95c732297d3..5e3eb6bb8c9 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-dnsimple/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-dnsimple/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.2'
+version = '2.7.3'
 
 install_requires = [
     # This version of lexicon is required to address the problem described in
diff --git a/certbot-dns-dnsmadeeasy/setup.py b/certbot-dns-dnsmadeeasy/setup.py
index 1d6aa5f1ebb..e5a58e65894 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-dnsmadeeasy/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-dnsmadeeasy/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.2'
+version = '2.7.3'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.14.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-gehirn/setup.py b/certbot-dns-gehirn/setup.py
index 207d96ff4b5..5294895b35e 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-gehirn/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-gehirn/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.2'
+version = '2.7.3'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.14.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-google/setup.py b/certbot-dns-google/setup.py
index 6fbd893c5db..e328cb629aa 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-google/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-google/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.2'
+version = '2.7.3'
 
 install_requires = [
     'google-api-python-client>=1.6.5',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-linode/setup.py b/certbot-dns-linode/setup.py
index bb77c2f3f55..47c108e8570 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-linode/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-linode/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.2'
+version = '2.7.3'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.14.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-luadns/setup.py b/certbot-dns-luadns/setup.py
index 870e6d83903..8cce68501c2 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-luadns/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-luadns/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.2'
+version = '2.7.3'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.14.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-nsone/setup.py b/certbot-dns-nsone/setup.py
index 2b231ba29a3..b05b7bb6617 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-nsone/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-nsone/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.2'
+version = '2.7.3'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.14.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-ovh/setup.py b/certbot-dns-ovh/setup.py
index e9d9e6f6d5d..479337e8f79 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-ovh/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-ovh/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.2'
+version = '2.7.3'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.15.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-rfc2136/setup.py b/certbot-dns-rfc2136/setup.py
index 3013de12616..7a2d66ba6e9 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-rfc2136/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-rfc2136/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.2'
+version = '2.7.3'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dnspython>=1.15.0',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-route53/setup.py b/certbot-dns-route53/setup.py
index 97a227fb627..d17793c9e76 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-route53/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-route53/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.2'
+version = '2.7.3'
 
 install_requires = [
     'boto3>=1.15.15',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-sakuracloud/setup.py b/certbot-dns-sakuracloud/setup.py
index b032f8f5d7e..289de7a5839 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-sakuracloud/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-sakuracloud/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.2'
+version = '2.7.3'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.14.1',
diff --git a/certbot-nginx/setup.py b/certbot-nginx/setup.py
index f7c0b7d6803..a0c9680d504 100644
--- a/certbot-nginx/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-nginx/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.2'
+version = '2.7.3'
 
 install_requires = [
     # We specify the minimum acme and certbot version as the current plugin
diff --git a/certbot/CHANGELOG.md b/certbot/CHANGELOG.md
index a8fda83411c..3ed4d2ff277 100644
--- a/certbot/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/certbot/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Certbot adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
-## 2.7.3 - master
+## 2.7.3 - 2023-10-24
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/certbot/certbot/__init__.py b/certbot/certbot/__init__.py
index 9260092cfa6..a84a327fd69 100644
--- a/certbot/certbot/__init__.py
+++ b/certbot/certbot/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import warnings
 
 # version number like 1.2.3a0, must have at least 2 parts, like 1.2
-__version__ = '2.7.2'
+__version__ = '2.7.3'
 
 if sys.version_info[:2] == (3, 7):
     warnings.warn(
diff --git a/certbot/docs/cli-help.txt b/certbot/docs/cli-help.txt
index a5d98954a26..f191740b218 100644
--- a/certbot/docs/cli-help.txt
+++ b/certbot/docs/cli-help.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ manage your account:
   --agree-tos       Agree to the ACME server's Subscriber Agreement
    -m EMAIL         Email address for important account notifications
 
-options:
+optional arguments:
   -h, --help            show this help message and exit
   -c CONFIG_FILE, --config CONFIG_FILE
                         path to config file (default: /etc/letsencrypt/cli.ini
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ options:
                         case, and to know when to deprecate support for past
                         Python versions and flags. If you wish to hide this
                         information from the Let's Encrypt server, set this to
-                        "". (default: CertbotACMEClient/2.7.2 (certbot;
+                        "". (default: CertbotACMEClient/2.7.3 (certbot;
                         OS_NAME OS_VERSION) Authenticator/XXX Installer/YYY
                         (SUBCOMMAND; flags: FLAGS) Py/major.minor.patchlevel).
                         The flags encoded in the user agent are: --duplicate,