diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
index 64313f778ebf..0900e1658c96 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
@@ -129,5 +129,5 @@ extern long cifs_ioctl(struct file *filep, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
 extern const struct export_operations cifs_export_ops;
 #endif /* CIFS_NFSD_EXPORT */
 
-#define CIFS_VERSION   "1.72"
+#define CIFS_VERSION   "1.73"
 #endif				/* _CIFSFS_H */