diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fdc2d0c5..c98c5349 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [7.3.0](https://github.com/metonym/svelte-highlight/releases/tag/v7.3.0) - 2023-05-13
+
+**Features**
+
+- upgrade `highlight.js` to version [11.8.0](https://github.com/highlightjs/highlight.js/releases/tag/11.8.0)
+
 ## [7.2.1](https://github.com/metonym/svelte-highlight/releases/tag/v7.2.1) - 2023-04-01
 
 **Fixes**
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4f1239b5..53f89a3c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "svelte-highlight",
-  "version": "7.2.1",
+  "version": "7.3.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "description": "Syntax Highlighting for Svelte using highlight.js",
   "author": "Eric Liu (https://github.com/metonym)",