diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index fdd545f4..c27ca5ea 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 author = 'Ramaravind, Amit, Chenhao'
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = '0.7.1'
+release = '0.7.2'
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 02b701d7..a1871527 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import setuptools
 
-VERSION_STR = "0.7.1"
+VERSION_STR = "0.7.2"
 
 with open("README.rst", "r") as fh:
     long_description = fh.read()