diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aca14c4..6118f54 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+#### `0.7.3`:
+* changed valid cut variable regex from  `[A-Za-z_]` to `[A-Za-z_0-9]` as alpha _numerics_ were the intended format
+
 #### `0.7.2`:
 * migrated `cargho` back to `argh` since new version was released
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ef61ffb..60adf44 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "darkroom"
-version = "0.7.2"
+version = "0.7.3"
 description = "A contract testing tool built in Rust"
 authors = ["Mikhail Katychev <mkatych@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
diff --git a/filmreel/Cargo.toml b/filmreel/Cargo.toml
index 4184f34..e744630 100644
--- a/filmreel/Cargo.toml
+++ b/filmreel/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "filmreel"
-version = "0.6.1"
+version = "0.6.2"
 description = "filmReel parser for Rust"
 authors = ["Mikhail Katychev <mkatych@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2018"