diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6375609..81114b3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ lsvpd-1.6.8.tar.gz
 /lsvpd-1.6.12.tar.gz
 /lsvpd-1.7.1.tar.gz
 /lsvpd-1.7.2.tar.gz
+/lsvpd-1.7.3.tar.gz
diff --git a/lsvpd-1.6.12-sg3_utils.patch b/lsvpd-1.6.12-sg3_utils.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 63c32fe..0000000
--- a/lsvpd-1.6.12-sg3_utils.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-diff -up lsvpd-1.6.12/Makefile.am.sg3_utils lsvpd-1.6.12/Makefile.am
---- lsvpd-1.6.12/Makefile.am.sg3_utils	2011-12-08 09:27:59.000000000 +0100
-+++ lsvpd-1.6.12/Makefile.am	2012-05-04 16:22:53.738981152 +0200
-@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ lsvio_SOURCES = src/output/lsvio.cpp \
- lsmcode_SOURCES = src/output/lsmcode.cpp \
- 		$(update_h_files)
- 
--vpdupdate_LDADD = -lz -lstdc++ -lvpd_cxx
-+vpdupdate_LDADD = -lz -lstdc++ -lvpd_cxx -lsgutils2
-+
- if SGUTIL1
- vpdupdate_LDADD += -lsgutils
- endif
diff --git a/lsvpd.spec b/lsvpd.spec
index 0047909..249166e 100644
--- a/lsvpd.spec
+++ b/lsvpd.spec
@@ -1,23 +1,21 @@
 %define name lsvpd
-%define version 1.7.2
+%define version 1.7.3
 
 Name:		%{name}
 Version:	%{version}
-Release:	3%{?dist}
+Release:	1%{?dist}
 Summary:	VPD/hardware inventory utilities for Linux
 
 Group:		Applications/System
 License:	GPLv2+
 URL:		http://linux-diag.sf.net/Lsvpd.html
 Source0:	http://downloads.sourceforge.net/linux-diag/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
-# invscout command is shipped in IBMinvscout package, which
-# is not yet exist in Fedora. Hence exclude building invscout.
-Patch1:		lsvpd-1.7.1-exclude_invscout.patch
 BuildRoot:	%{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 BuildRequires:	libvpd-devel >= 2.2.1
 BuildRequires:	sg3_utils-devel zlib-devel automake libtool
 BuildRequires:	librtas-devel
-Requires(post): /usr/sbin/vpdupdate
+
+Requires(post): %{_sbindir}/vpdupdate
 
 ExclusiveArch: ppc ppc64 ppc64le
 
@@ -34,23 +32,25 @@ on POWER PC based systems.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
-%patch1 -p1 -b .exclude_invscout
 
 %build
 ./bootstrap.sh
 %configure
 %{__make} %{?_smp_mflags}
 
-%clean 
+%clean
 %{__rm} -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 %install
 %{__rm} -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{__make} install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
-%post -p /usr/sbin/vpdupdate
+%post
+%{_sbindir}/vpdupdate &
+# Ignore the vpdupdate failures and enforce a success
+exit 0
 
-%files 
+%files
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %doc COPYING INSTALL NEWS README
 %{_sbindir}/lsvpd
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ on POWER PC based systems.
 %dir %{_sysconfdir}/lsvpd
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Mar 10 2014 Vasant Hegde <hegdevasant@linux.vnet.ibm.com> - 1.7.3
+- Update to latest upstream 1.7.3
+
 * Thu Oct 10 2013 Vasant Hegde <hegdevasant@linux.vnet.ibm.com> - 1.7.2-3
 - Add ppc64le architecture
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 504ba2a..be1d35f 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6510f92adf22d6cf77d10160d73c93f8  lsvpd-1.7.2.tar.gz
+0672af9e929aae78162c30599feabbe2  lsvpd-1.7.3.tar.gz