diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f659341b..6e745370 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ Lightning powered distributed virtual private network for anonymising traffic on
 
 [White Paper](doc/whitepaper.md)
 
-[Protocol Specification](doc/protocol.md)
-
 ## About
 
 The ubiquitous use of encryption on the internet took some time to happen,
diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index e9d9ba03..52477882 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ var (
 	// GitRef is the gitref, as in refs/heads/branchname.
 	GitRef = "refs/heads/main"
 	// ParentGitCommit is the commit hash of the parent HEAD.
-	ParentGitCommit = "b545a33f88f32ca87ab7fd5d98acc2ea965eb158"
+	ParentGitCommit = "4576b89aed4b27f134ec3e9e399ae91b5adbf29a"
 	// BuildTime stores the time when the current binary was built.
-	BuildTime = "2022-12-10T11:27:56+01:00"
+	BuildTime = "2022-12-10T11:29:41+01:00"
 	// SemVer lists the (latest) git tag on the build.
-	SemVer = "v0.0.172"
+	SemVer = "v0.0.173"
 	// PathBase is the path base returned from runtime caller.
 	PathBase = "/home/loki/src/github.com/Indra-Labs/indra/"
 	// Major is the major number from the tag.
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ var (
 	// Minor is the minor number from the tag.
 	Minor = 0
 	// Patch is the patch version number from the tag.
-	Patch = 172
+	Patch = 173
 )
 
 // Version returns a pretty printed version information string.