diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5bc56ee06..441ffd4e1 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3242,7 +3242,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stackable-operator"
-version = "0.87.2"
+version = "0.87.3"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "clap",
diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
index ab387c71f..37a5a0664 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.87.3] - 2025-03-14
+
 ### Added
 
 - Add a `Region::is_default_config` function to determine if a region sticks to the default config ([#983]).
diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml b/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml
index 38645f1f4..16f27becd 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "stackable-operator"
 description = "Stackable Operator Framework"
-version = "0.87.2"
+version = "0.87.3"
 authors.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true