diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 35ac226..ba932c0 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ cd $BUILD_PATH && wget https://github.com/facebook/zstd/archive/v${zstd_version}
 
 # Note: if you don't have a good reason, please do not set -DPORTABLE=ON
 # This one is set here on purpose of compatibility with github action runtime processor
-rocksdb_version="9.6.1"
+rocksdb_version="9.7.3"
 cd $BUILD_PATH && wget https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/archive/v${rocksdb_version}.tar.gz && tar xzf v${rocksdb_version}.tar.gz && cd rocksdb-${rocksdb_version}/ && \
     mkdir -p build_place && cd build_place && cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release $CMAKE_REQUIRED_PARAMS -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$INSTALL_PREFIX -DWITH_TESTS=OFF -DWITH_GFLAGS=OFF \
     -DWITH_BENCHMARK_TOOLS=OFF -DWITH_TOOLS=OFF -DWITH_MD_LIBRARY=OFF -DWITH_RUNTIME_DEBUG=OFF -DROCKSDB_BUILD_SHARED=OFF -DWITH_SNAPPY=ON -DWITH_LZ4=ON -DWITH_ZLIB=ON -DWITH_LIBURING=OFF \
diff --git a/c.h b/c.h
index 9f91f76..ed403a6 100644
--- a/c.h
+++ b/c.h
@@ -1644,6 +1644,10 @@ extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API unsigned char
 rocksdb_options_get_write_dbid_to_manifest(rocksdb_options_t*);
 extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API void rocksdb_options_set_write_dbid_to_manifest(
     rocksdb_options_t*, unsigned char);
+extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API unsigned char
+rocksdb_options_get_write_identity_file(rocksdb_options_t*);
+extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API void rocksdb_options_set_write_identity_file(
+    rocksdb_options_t*, unsigned char);
 
 extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API unsigned char
 rocksdb_options_get_track_and_verify_wals_in_manifest(rocksdb_options_t*);
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index 5cdf245..c5aa0ad 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -2064,6 +2064,21 @@ func (opts *Options) IsDBIDWrittenToManifest() bool {
 	return charToBool(C.rocksdb_options_get_write_dbid_to_manifest(opts.c))
 }
 
+// WriteIdentityFile toggles identity file writting.
+// It is expected that the Identity file will be obsoleted by recording
+// DB ID in the manifest (see write_dbid_to_manifest). Setting this to true
+// maintains the historical behavior of writing an Identity file, while
+// setting to false is expected to be the future default. This option might
+// eventually be obsolete and removed as Identity files are phased out.
+func (opts *Options) WriteIdentityFile(v bool) {
+	C.rocksdb_options_set_write_identity_file(opts.c, boolToChar(v))
+}
+
+// IsIdentityFileWritten checks if identity file written.
+func (opts *Options) IsIdentityFileWritten() bool {
+	return charToBool(C.rocksdb_options_get_write_identity_file(opts.c))
+}
+
 // ToggleTrackAndVerifyWALsInManifestFlag if true, the log numbers and sizes of the synced WALs are tracked
 // in MANIFEST. During DB recovery, if a synced WAL is missing
 // from disk, or the WAL's size does not match the recorded size in
diff --git a/options_test.go b/options_test.go
index f18f4b5..bc5c72d 100644
--- a/options_test.go
+++ b/options_test.go
@@ -297,9 +297,9 @@ func TestOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	opts.SetMaxSubcompactions(3)
 	require.EqualValues(t, 3, opts.GetMaxSubcompactions())
 
-	require.False(t, opts.IsDBIDWrittenToManifest())
-	opts.WriteDBIDToManifest(true)
 	require.True(t, opts.IsDBIDWrittenToManifest())
+	opts.WriteDBIDToManifest(false)
+	require.False(t, opts.IsDBIDWrittenToManifest())
 
 	require.False(t, opts.TrackAndVerifyWALsInManifestFlag())
 	opts.ToggleTrackAndVerifyWALsInManifestFlag(true)
@@ -411,6 +411,10 @@ func TestOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	opts.SetTTL(123)
 	require.EqualValues(t, uint64(123), opts.GetTTL())
 
+	require.True(t, opts.IsIdentityFileWritten())
+	opts.WriteIdentityFile(false)
+	require.False(t, opts.IsIdentityFileWritten())
+
 	opts.SetWriteBufferManager(wbm)
 
 	lg := NewStderrLogger(InfoInfoLogLevel, "prefix")