diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 3f7373e8c..35561c6d9 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ endforeach
 incdir = include_directories('include/')
 
 conf_data = configuration_data()
-conf_data.set('URBIT_VERSION', '"0.7.2"')
+conf_data.set('URBIT_VERSION', '"0.7.3"')
 conf_data.set('U3_MEMORY_DEBUG', get_option('gc'))
 conf_data.set('U3_CPU_DEBUG', get_option('prof'))
 conf_data.set('U3_EVENT_TIME_DEBUG', get_option('event-time'))
diff --git a/vere/dawn.c b/vere/dawn.c
index 2ca5fbc60..38f10433c 100644
--- a/vere/dawn.c
+++ b/vere/dawn.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ _dawn_fail(u3_noun who, u3_noun rac, u3_noun sas)
     }
   }
 
-  fprintf(stderr, "dawn: invalid keys for %s '%s'\r\n", rac_c, how_c);
+  fprintf(stderr, "boot: invalid keys for %s '%s'\r\n", rac_c, how_c);
 
   // XX deconstruct sas, print helpful error messages
   u3m_p("pre-boot error", u3t(sas));
@@ -310,20 +310,22 @@ u3_dawn_vent(u3_noun seed)
   //  load snapshot from file
   //
   if ( 0 != u3_Host.ops_u.ets_c ) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "boot: loading ethereum snapshot\r\n");
+    fprintf(stderr, "boot: loading azimuth snapshot\r\n");
     u3_noun raw_snap = u3ke_cue(u3m_file(u3_Host.ops_u.ets_c));
     sap = u3nc(u3_nul, raw_snap);
   }
   //  load snapshot from HTTP URL
   //
   else if ( 0 != u3_Host.ops_u.sap_c ) {
+    printf("boot: downloading azimuth snapshot from %s\r\n",
+           u3_Host.ops_u.sap_c);
     u3_noun raw_snap = _dawn_get_jam(u3_Host.ops_u.sap_c);
     sap = u3nc(u3_nul, raw_snap);
   }
   //  no snapshot
   //
   else {
-    printf("dawn: no ethereum snapshot specified\n");
+    printf("boot: no azimuth snapshot specified\r\n");
     sap = u3_nul;
   }