diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 288748baa7..510fa772cc 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ ac_config_sub=$ac_aux_dir/config.sub
 ac_configure=$ac_aux_dir/configure # This should be Cygnus configure.
 
 
-VERSION='7.2'
+VERSION='7.3devel'
 
 cat >> confdefs.h <<EOF
 #define PG_VERSION "$VERSION"
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index c3c99146a7..e645353d14 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_HEADER(src/include/pg_config.h)
 AC_PREREQ(2.13)
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)
 
-VERSION='7.2'
+VERSION='7.3devel'
 AC_SUBST(VERSION)
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PG_VERSION, "$VERSION")
 
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/version.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/version.sgml
index 3e010bfb4d..94f173eb49 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/version.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/version.sgml
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ Update this file to propagate correct current version numbers to the
 documentation.  In text, use for example &version; to refer to them.
 -->
 
-<!entity version "7.2">
-<!entity majorversion "7.2">
+<!entity version "7.3devel">
+<!entity majorversion "7.3">