diff --git a/metrics_sdk/CHANGELOG.md b/metrics_sdk/CHANGELOG.md
index 3171473fab..a2631afbce 100644
--- a/metrics_sdk/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/metrics_sdk/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Release History: opentelemetry-metrics-sdk
 
+### v0.7.3 / 2025-07-09
+
+* FIXED: Stop exporting metrics with empty data points
+
 ### v0.7.2 / 2025-07-03
 
 * FIXED: Coerce aggregation temporality to be a symbol for exponential histograms
diff --git a/metrics_sdk/lib/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/version.rb b/metrics_sdk/lib/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/version.rb
index e77e062687..e399fb8a36 100644
--- a/metrics_sdk/lib/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/version.rb
+++ b/metrics_sdk/lib/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/version.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module OpenTelemetry
   module SDK
     module Metrics
       # Current OpenTelemetry metrics sdk version
-      VERSION = '0.7.2'
+      VERSION = '0.7.3'
     end
   end
 end