diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6b74a04b..615a3ded 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
+## v0.73.0 (2024-06-25)
+
+### Feature
+
+* feat: add new default scaling of image_item ([`df812ea`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/df812eaad5989f2930dde41d87491868505af946))
+
+### Test
+
+* test: add test for imageitem ([`88ecd05`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/88ecd05b95974938ef1efff40e81854baf004cb4))
+
 ## v0.72.2 (2024-06-25)
 
 ### Fix
@@ -143,13 +153,3 @@ in their parent process ([`ce37416`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/com
 ### Test
 
 * test: add test suite for bec_status_box and status_item ([`5d4ca81`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/5d4ca816cdedec4c88aba9eb326f85392504ea1c))
-
-### Unknown
-
-* Update file requirements.txt ([`505a5ec`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/505a5ec8334ff4422913b3a7b79d39bcb42ad535))
-
-## v0.66.1 (2024-06-20)
-
-### Fix
-
-* fix: fixed shutdown for pyside ([`2718bc6`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/2718bc624731301756df524d0d5beef6cb1c1430))
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6a92fe80..69afa7ef 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "bec_widgets"
-version = "0.72.2"
+version = "0.73.0"
 description = "BEC Widgets"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 classifiers = [