diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bd9fc0e9..5a2f8b82 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ All notable changes to Brainy 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).
 
+## [2.7.3] - 2025-08-29
+
+### Fixed
+- Allow automatic model downloads without requiring BRAINY_ALLOW_REMOTE_MODELS environment variable
+- Models now download automatically when not present locally
+- Fixed environment variable check to only block downloads when explicitly set to 'false'
+
 ## [2.0.0] - 2025-08-26
 
 ### 🎉 Major Release - Triple Intelligence™ Engine
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 213f1f3c..97310a03 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "2.7.2",
+  "version": "2.7.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-      "version": "2.7.2",
+      "version": "2.7.3",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "^3.540.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1cb862fe..9eb4b58a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "2.7.2",
+  "version": "2.7.3",
   "description": "Universal Knowledge Protocol™ - World's first Triple Intelligence database unifying vector, graph, and document search in one API. 31 nouns × 40 verbs for infinite expressiveness.",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "module": "dist/index.js",