diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index d7411a512..0303435e6 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.7.1
+current_version = 1.7.2
 files = version.py
 
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b3b614ea8..2b2c9281a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+================================================================
+Changes from Version 1.7.1 to 1.7.2
+! Bugfixes in libraries esxdos.bas and memcopy.bas
+* Improved pong.bas example
+* Improved readme file :) (thanks to @harko and @haplo)
+
 ================================================================
 Changes from Version 1.7.0 to 1.7.1
 ! Bugfixes with -O3 and DATA statements
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index f4dc8dec6..c9ec27fa7 100755
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = '1.7.1'
+VERSION = '1.7.2'