diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 943f9cbc4e..661e7aeadf 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.7.1
+1.7.3
diff --git a/dependencies/graknlabs/dependencies.bzl b/dependencies/graknlabs/dependencies.bzl
index 5d2529af1d..c01b68cc5e 100644
--- a/dependencies/graknlabs/dependencies.bzl
+++ b/dependencies/graknlabs/dependencies.bzl
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def graknlabs_common():
     git_repository(
         name = "graknlabs_common",
         remote = "https://github.com/graknlabs/common",
-        commit = "0.2.2" # sync-marker: do not remove this comment, this is used for sync-dependencies by @graknlabs_common
+        tag = "0.2.2" # sync-marker: do not remove this comment, this is used for sync-dependencies by @graknlabs_common
     )
 
 def graknlabs_build_tools():