diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cb60eea285f693f7275a938c3dee0a0d3c6658d4..942fdb5e762fd4b72e057652d8a1a6d718360cce 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-# v2.17.2
-
-* **bugfix release** default values for metrics
+# v2.17.3
 
diff --git a/satella/__init__.py b/satella/__init__.py
index cee49d06e7639dee5ca4bb2034464d063f7c2c12..28fb20fa71919730dab45d893092876406b5d945 100644
--- a/satella/__init__.py
+++ b/satella/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '2.17.2'
+__version__ = '2.17.3a1'