diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4dbc59165..c48a2b434 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,37 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## [0.173.0] - 2026-04-24
+
+### Added
+
+- Add cookie banner internationalization with default translations for French, German, and Spanish
+- Add Google Consent Mode v2 integration to cookie banner SDK and console
+- Add PostHog consent integration and plugin system for cookie banner
+- Add Global Privacy Control (GPC) support to cookie banner SDK
+- Add vendor assessment agent
+- Add background PDF generation for published document versions
+- Add cookie banner deletion from overview page
+- Add cookie policy URL field to cookie banners
+- Add slug to cookie categories for stable consent identifiers
+- Add banner ID to `probo_consent` cookie
+- Add `probo_consent` cookie to necessary category on banner creation
+- Add Google Workspace connector to bootstrap
+- Surface domain provisioning errors to users
+- Show SAML configuration ID in SSO settings
+
+### Changed
+
+- Make cookie banner origin immutable after creation
+- Limit detected cookies to 100 per request in cookie banner SDK
+- Constrain PostHog consent to one normal category per banner
+- Move cookie detail labels and duration translations from backend to JS SDK
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix intrusive auto-focus on cookie banner initial load
+- Gracefully handle config fetch failure in cookie banner SDK
+
 ## [0.172.1] - 2026-04-22
 
 ### Security
diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 1e88fcdbc..db174a4c7 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ DOCKER_BUILD=	DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 $(DOCKER) build $(DOCKER_BUILD_FLAGS)
 
 DOCKER_COMPOSE=	$(DOCKER) compose -f compose.yaml $(DOCKER_COMPOSE_FLAGS)
 
-VERSION=	0.172.1
+VERSION=	0.173.0
 LDFLAGS=	-ldflags "-X 'main.version=$(VERSION)' -X 'main.env=prod'"
 GCFLAGS=	-gcflags="-e"
 
diff --git a/contrib/claude/release.md b/contrib/claude/release.md
index 781277307..b44a245ae 100644
--- a/contrib/claude/release.md
+++ b/contrib/claude/release.md
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ git ls-tree <previous-tag> -- path/to/file
 If the file did not exist at the previous tag, the fix is part of the new
 feature and should not appear in `### Fixed`.
 
+**Escape underscores** — wrap identifiers containing underscores in
+backticks (e.g., `` `probo_consent` ``) so they are not rendered as
+italic in Markdown.
+
 **Summarize** related commits into a single line when appropriate.
 For example a series of `Add proboctl X commands` commits becomes
 `Add CLI`.