diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9c9a6550f..cb4028238 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,12 +11,11 @@ automatically be included in the [RTI Community Portal Examples
Section](http://community.rti.com). See [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/rticommunity/rticonnextdds-examples/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
for further information about how to contribute with new examples to this repository.
-The examples contained in the
-[master](https://github.com/rticommunity/rticonnextdds-examples/tree/master)
-branch of this repository have been built and tested against RTI Connext DDS
-7.3.0. If you need examples that have been built and tested against older
-versions of RTI Connext DDS, please check out the appropriate branch:
+The examples contained in this branch were built and tested against **RTI Connext DDS
+7.3.1**. If you need examples that have been built and tested against previous
+versions of RTI Connext DDS, please check out the corresponding release branch:
+- [release/7.3.0](https://github.com/rticommunity/rticonnextdds-examples/tree/release/7.3.0)
- [release/7.2.0](https://github.com/rticommunity/rticonnextdds-examples/tree/release/7.2.0)
- [release/7.1.0](https://github.com/rticommunity/rticonnextdds-examples/tree/release/7.1.0)
- [release/7.0.0](https://github.com/rticommunity/rticonnextdds-examples/tree/release/7.0.0)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 8b23b8d47..34a8f745d 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.3.0
\ No newline at end of file
+7.3.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/connext_dds/asynchronous_publication/cs/AsyncPublicationExample.csproj b/examples/connext_dds/asynchronous_publication/cs/AsyncPublicationExample.csproj
index f98097ce9..deaa91fde 100644
--- a/examples/connext_dds/asynchronous_publication/cs/AsyncPublicationExample.csproj
+++ b/examples/connext_dds/asynchronous_publication/cs/AsyncPublicationExample.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
-
+
diff --git a/examples/connext_dds/custom_flow_controller/cs/FlowControllerExample.csproj b/examples/connext_dds/custom_flow_controller/cs/FlowControllerExample.csproj
index f98097ce9..deaa91fde 100644
--- a/examples/connext_dds/custom_flow_controller/cs/FlowControllerExample.csproj
+++ b/examples/connext_dds/custom_flow_controller/cs/FlowControllerExample.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
-
+
diff --git a/examples/connext_dds/dynamic_data_sequences/cs/DynamicDataSequencesExample.csproj b/examples/connext_dds/dynamic_data_sequences/cs/DynamicDataSequencesExample.csproj
index 287615508..c0d9c4393 100644
--- a/examples/connext_dds/dynamic_data_sequences/cs/DynamicDataSequencesExample.csproj
+++ b/examples/connext_dds/dynamic_data_sequences/cs/DynamicDataSequencesExample.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
-
+
diff --git a/examples/connext_dds/dynamic_data_skip_serialization/c++11/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/connext_dds/dynamic_data_skip_serialization/c++11/CMakeLists.txt
index 6cfe98894..3ea500041 100644
--- a/examples/connext_dds/dynamic_data_skip_serialization/c++11/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/connext_dds/dynamic_data_skip_serialization/c++11/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ connextdds_configure_cmake_utils()
# Find the RTI Connext DDS libraries
if(NOT RTIConnextDDS_FOUND)
find_package(RTIConnextDDS
- "7.3.0"
+ "7.3.1"
REQUIRED
COMPONENTS
core
diff --git a/examples/connext_dds/dynamic_data_using_publisher_subscriber/cs/Shapes.csproj b/examples/connext_dds/dynamic_data_using_publisher_subscriber/cs/Shapes.csproj
index f98097ce9..deaa91fde 100644
--- a/examples/connext_dds/dynamic_data_using_publisher_subscriber/cs/Shapes.csproj
+++ b/examples/connext_dds/dynamic_data_using_publisher_subscriber/cs/Shapes.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
-
+
diff --git a/examples/connext_dds/group_coherent_presentation/cs/GroupCoherentExample.csproj b/examples/connext_dds/group_coherent_presentation/cs/GroupCoherentExample.csproj
index f98097ce9..deaa91fde 100644
--- a/examples/connext_dds/group_coherent_presentation/cs/GroupCoherentExample.csproj
+++ b/examples/connext_dds/group_coherent_presentation/cs/GroupCoherentExample.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
-
+
diff --git a/examples/connext_dds/partitions/cs/PartitionsExample.csproj b/examples/connext_dds/partitions/cs/PartitionsExample.csproj
index e10ab88df..0a38e18a3 100644
--- a/examples/connext_dds/partitions/cs/PartitionsExample.csproj
+++ b/examples/connext_dds/partitions/cs/PartitionsExample.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
-
+
diff --git a/examples/connext_dds/request_reply/cs/Primes.csproj b/examples/connext_dds/request_reply/cs/Primes.csproj
index 08b6eb466..dde8693a0 100644
--- a/examples/connext_dds/request_reply/cs/Primes.csproj
+++ b/examples/connext_dds/request_reply/cs/Primes.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
-
+
diff --git a/examples/connext_secure/cds/c++11/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml b/examples/connext_secure/cds/c++11/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml
index fb960f9df..2403e9762 100644
--- a/examples/connext_secure/cds/c++11/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml
+++ b/examples/connext_secure/cds/c++11/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ any incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability
to use the software. -->
+ xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/7.3.1/rti_dds_profiles.xsd">
+ xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/7.3.1/rti_cloud_discovery_service.xsd">
diff --git a/examples/connext_secure/certificate_revocation_list/c++11/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml b/examples/connext_secure/certificate_revocation_list/c++11/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml
index 8d75fa06f..4e7ae2d5d 100644
--- a/examples/connext_secure/certificate_revocation_list/c++11/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml
+++ b/examples/connext_secure/certificate_revocation_list/c++11/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ any incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability
to use the software. -->
+ xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/7.3.1/rti_dds_profiles.xsd">
diff --git a/examples/connext_secure/certificate_revocation_list/security/xml/Governance.xml b/examples/connext_secure/certificate_revocation_list/security/xml/Governance.xml
index 1075f05c3..a2bfb86ff 100644
--- a/examples/connext_secure/certificate_revocation_list/security/xml/Governance.xml
+++ b/examples/connext_secure/certificate_revocation_list/security/xml/Governance.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+ xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/7.3.1/dds_security_governance.xsd">
diff --git a/examples/connext_secure/certificate_revocation_list/security/xml/Permissions.xml b/examples/connext_secure/certificate_revocation_list/security/xml/Permissions.xml
index 02f1289c6..bc8548387 100644
--- a/examples/connext_secure/certificate_revocation_list/security/xml/Permissions.xml
+++ b/examples/connext_secure/certificate_revocation_list/security/xml/Permissions.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+ xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/7.3.1/dds_security_permissions.xsd">
C = US, ST = CA, L = Santa Clara, O = Real Time Innovations, emailAddress = ecdsa01ParticipantA@rti.com, CN = Crl Participant A
diff --git a/examples/connext_secure/lightweight/c++11/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml b/examples/connext_secure/lightweight/c++11/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml
index c866c262b..e90ddb9a9 100644
--- a/examples/connext_secure/lightweight/c++11/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml
+++ b/examples/connext_secure/lightweight/c++11/USER_QOS_PROFILES.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ any incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability
to use the software. -->
+ xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/7.3.1/rti_dds_profiles.xsd">
diff --git a/examples/connext_secure/lightweight/security/xml/governance_lws.xml b/examples/connext_secure/lightweight/security/xml/governance_lws.xml
index 4de78877d..a9d2bc6e0 100644
--- a/examples/connext_secure/lightweight/security/xml/governance_lws.xml
+++ b/examples/connext_secure/lightweight/security/xml/governance_lws.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+ xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/7.3.1/dds_security_governance.xsd">
diff --git a/examples/connext_secure/lightweight/security/xml/permissions.xml b/examples/connext_secure/lightweight/security/xml/permissions.xml
index 8047223e7..71fcf6e83 100644
--- a/examples/connext_secure/lightweight/security/xml/permissions.xml
+++ b/examples/connext_secure/lightweight/security/xml/permissions.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+ xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://community.rti.com/schema/7.3.1/dds_security_permissions.xsd">
/C=US/ST=CA/L=Santa Clara/O=Real Time Innovations/emailAddress=ecdsa01ParticipantA@rti.com/CN=Lightweight Participant A