diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index b08a26cb..13646976 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.7.2"
+  ".": "1.7.3"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 9f962244..b0cbd009 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.7.3](https://github.com/googleapis/go-sql-spanner/compare/v1.7.2...v1.7.3) (2024-10-08)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Avoid session leak on transaction retry ([#300](https://github.com/googleapis/go-sql-spanner/issues/300)) ([#301](https://github.com/googleapis/go-sql-spanner/issues/301)) ([129248c](https://github.com/googleapis/go-sql-spanner/commit/129248c4caa86ba41e2d9b27a9a6c9a0533fd302))
+
 ## [1.7.2](https://github.com/googleapis/go-sql-spanner/compare/v1.7.1...v1.7.2) (2024-09-30)