diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 24a180d7..bf5dd9f5 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: 2.7.2.{build}
+version: 2.7.3.{build}
 environment:
   DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE: true
 image: Visual Studio 2019
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ build_script:
 - ps: dotnet add .\SmartFormat.Tests\SmartFormat.Tests.csproj package AltCover
 - ps: dotnet build SmartFormat.sln /verbosity:minimal /t:rebuild /p:configuration=release /nowarn:CS1591,CS0618
 - ps: |
-    $version = "2.7.2"
+    $version = "2.7.3"
     $versionFile = $version + "." + ${env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_NUMBER}
 
     if ($env:APPVEYOR_PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER) {
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ deploy:
   api_key:
     secure: siTK+zMCX6XYTT2G7uhX9XjB6LNhDtZheum/MKIfrnsBITjZ+yEGAPNKVL/LCEPB
     on:
-      branch: main
+      branch: version/2.7.3
diff --git a/src/SmartFormat/SmartFormat.csproj b/src/SmartFormat/SmartFormat.csproj
index 6d47e4cd..5d8c4690 100644
--- a/src/SmartFormat/SmartFormat.csproj
+++ b/src/SmartFormat/SmartFormat.csproj
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
     <PropertyGroup>
         <Description>A string composition library written in C# that can format data into a string with a minimal, intuitive syntax. It uses extensions to provide named placeholders, pluralization, gender conjugation, and time and list formatting.</Description>
         <AssemblyTitle>SmartFormat</AssemblyTitle>
-        <Version>2.7.2</Version>
-        <FileVersion>2.7.2</FileVersion>
+        <Version>2.7.3</Version>
+        <FileVersion>2.7.3</FileVersion>
         <TargetFrameworks>netstandard2.0;net461</TargetFrameworks>
         <DefineConstants>TRACE;DEBUG</DefineConstants>
         <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ https://github.com/axuno/SmartFormat/blob/master/CHANGES.md</PackageReleaseNotes
             <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
             <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
         </PackageReference>
-        <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="12.0.3" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.1" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.ValueTuple" Version="4.5.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="4.7.2" />
+        <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="6.0.5" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>