diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index 24115ec..ffa92db 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-asymptote-1.70.src.tgz
+asymptote-1.73.src.tgz
diff --git a/asymptote.spec b/asymptote.spec
index 9a0a559..052f6d0 100644
--- a/asymptote.spec
+++ b/asymptote.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 %define xemacs_sitelisp %{_datadir}/xemacs/site-packages/lisp
 
 Name:           asymptote
-Version:        1.70
+Version:        1.73
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Descriptive vector graphics language
 
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon May 18 2009 Tom "spot" Callaway <tcallawa@redhat.com> - 1.73-1
+- update to 1.73
+
 * Mon Apr 13 2009 Tom "spot" Callaway <tcallawa@redhat.com> - 1.70-1
 - update to 1.70
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index f39031c..93815b8 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3d001d5ce77f00f5c3061cccfd4832af  asymptote-1.70.src.tgz
+1ded335bc63b662a6eb920a4c065706c  asymptote-1.73.src.tgz