diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fc60fba..4046d32 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [v3.7.3-SNAPSHOT] - 2022-01-03
+## [v3.7.3] - 2022-01-03
 
-- Make the "motivation" mandatory when someone asks to join a VRE
+- Make the motivation mandatory when someone asks to join a VRE
 
 ## [v3.7.2] - 2021-04-30
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 64e84f8..b0be781 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,16 +35,8 @@ This project is licensed under the EUPL V.1.1 License - see the [LICENSE.md](LIC
 
 ## About the gCube Framework
 This software is part of the [gCubeFramework](https://www.gcube-system.org/ "gCubeFramework"): an
-open-source software toolkit used for building and operating Hybrid Data
+open-source software toolkit used for building and operating Data
 Infrastructures enabling the dynamic deployment of Virtual Research Environments
 by favouring the realisation of reuse oriented policies.
  
-The projects leading to this software have received funding from a series of European Union programmes including:
-
-- the Sixth Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development
-    - DILIGENT (grant no. 004260);
-- the Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration 
-    - D4Science (grant no. 212488), D4Science-II (grant no.239019), ENVRI (grant no. 283465), EUBrazilOpenBio (grant no. 288754), iMarine(grant no. 283644);
-- the H2020 research and innovation programme 
-    - BlueBRIDGE (grant no. 675680), EGIEngage (grant no. 654142), ENVRIplus (grant no. 654182), Parthenos (grant no. 654119), SoBigData (grant no. 654024),DESIRA (grant no. 818194), ARIADNEplus (grant no. 823914), RISIS2 (grant no. 824091), PerformFish (grant no. 727610), AGINFRAplus (grant no. 731001);
-    
\ No newline at end of file
+The projects leading to this software have received funding from a series of European Union programmes see [FUNDING.md](FUNDING.md)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2742d62..ffdc199 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	<groupId>org.gcube.portlets.user</groupId>
 	<artifactId>join-vre</artifactId>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
-	<version>3.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>3.7.3</version>
 	<name>gCube Join VRE Portlet</name>
 	<description>Display the available VRE to Join</description>
 	<scm>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.distribution</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-portal-bom</artifactId>
-				<version>3.6.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>3.6.3</version>
 				<type>pom</type>
 				<scope>import</scope>
 			</dependency>