Prepare 9.7.3 release

Author: squidfunk

CHANGELOG

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+mkdocs-material-9.7.3 (2026-02-24)
+
+  * Fixed #8567: Print MkDocs 2.0 incompatibilty warning to stderr
+
 mkdocs-material-9.7.2 (2026-02-18)
 
   * Opened up version ranges of optional dependencies for forward-compatibility

docs/changelog/index.md

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Material for MkDocs
 
+### 9.7.3 <small>February 24, 2026</small> { id="9.7.3" }
+
+- Fixed #8567: Print MkDocs 2.0 incompatibilty warning to stderr
+
 ### 9.7.2 <small>February 18, 2026</small> { id="9.7.2" }
 
 - Opened up version ranges of optional dependencies for forward-compatibility

material/__init__.py

@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@
 # FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
 # IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
-__version__ = "9.7.2"
+__version__ = "9.7.3"

material/overrides/assets/javascripts/iconsearch_index.json

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="{{ lang.t('rss.updated') }}" href="{{ 'feed_rss_updated.xml' | url }}">
       {% endif %}
       <link rel="icon" href="{{ config.theme.favicon | url }}">
-      <meta name="generator" content="mkdocs-{{ mkdocs_version }}, mkdocs-material-9.7.2">
+      <meta name="generator" content="mkdocs-{{ mkdocs_version }}, mkdocs-material-9.7.3">
     {% endblock %}
     {% block htmltitle %}
       {% if page.meta and page.meta.title %}

material/templates/base.html

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mkdocs-material",
-  "version": "9.7.2",
+  "version": "9.7.3",
   "description": "Documentation that simply works",
   "keywords": [
     "mkdocs",