diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 80bf4d0..21d5b2e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.72
+2.73
diff --git a/newVersion b/newVersion
index e63b927..b9432ba 100755
--- a/newVersion
+++ b/newVersion
@@ -32,19 +32,19 @@ echo "#define VERSION \"`cat VERSION`\"" > version.h
 echo "#define VERSION_MAJOR $vMaj"		>> version.h
 echo "#define VERSION_MINOR $vMin"		>> version.h
 
-rm -f debian-template/wiringPi/DEBIAN/control
-cat > debian-template/wiringPi/DEBIAN/control <<EOF
-Package: wiringpi
-Version: `cat VERSION`
-Section: libraries
-Priority: optional
-Architecture: armhf
-Depends: libc6
-Maintainer: Phil Howard <wiringpi@gadgetoid.com>
-Uploaders: Phil Howard <wiringpi@gadgetoid.com>
-Description: The wiringPi libraries, headers and gpio command
-  Libraries to allow GPIO access on a Raspberry Pi from C and C++
-  and BASIC programs as well as from the command-line
-Homepage: https://github.com/WiringPi/WiringPi/
-Bugs: https://github.com/WiringPi/WiringPi/
-EOF
+# rm -f debian-template/wiringPi/DEBIAN/control
+# cat > debian-template/wiringPi/DEBIAN/control <<EOF
+# Package: wiringpi
+# Version: `cat VERSION`
+# Section: libraries
+# Priority: optional
+# Architecture: armhf
+# Depends: libc6
+# Maintainer: Phil Howard <wiringpi@gadgetoid.com>
+# Uploaders: Phil Howard <wiringpi@gadgetoid.com>
+# Description: The wiringPi libraries, headers and gpio command
+#   Libraries to allow GPIO access on a Raspberry Pi from C and C++
+#   and BASIC programs as well as from the command-line
+# Homepage: https://github.com/WiringPi/WiringPi/
+# Bugs: https://github.com/WiringPi/WiringPi/
+# EOF
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index d2d73a4..2dec082 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-#define VERSION "2.72"
+#define VERSION "2.73"
 #define VERSION_MAJOR 2
-#define VERSION_MINOR 72
+#define VERSION_MINOR 73