diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4a85a9e5a..bbc04111a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,8 +68,9 @@ elasticsearch_install 'my_es_installation' do
   owner 'elasticsearch' # user and group to install under
   group 'elasticsearch'
 
-  tarball_url "https://download.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-1.5.0.tar.gz"
-  tarball_checksum "acf572c606552bc446cceef3f8e93814a363ba0d215b323a2864682b3abfbe45"
+  tarball_url "https://download.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-1.7.2.tar.gz"
+  # sha256
+  tarball_checksum "6f81935e270c403681e120ec4395c28b2ddc87e659ff7784608b86beb5223dd2"
 
   action :install # could be :remove as well
 end
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ end
 ```
 elasticsearch_install 'my_es_installation' do
   type :tarball # type of install
-  version '1.5.0'
+  version '1.7.2'
   action :install # could be :remove as well
 end
 ```
@@ -86,8 +87,9 @@ end
 ```
 elasticsearch_install 'my_es_installation' do
   type :package # type of install
-  package_url "https://download.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-1.5.0.deb"
-  package_checksum "15a02a2bea74da2330bb78718efb3a8f83a2b2e040a6ee859e100a6556981f36"
+  package_url "https://download.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-1.7.2.deb"
+  # sha256
+  package_checksum "791fb9f2131be2cf8c1f86ca35e0b912d7155a53f89c2df67467ca2105e77ec2"
   action :install # could be :remove as well
 end
 ```
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ end
 ```
 elasticsearch_install 'my_es_installation' do
   type :package # type of install
-  version "1.5.0"
+  version "1.7.2"
   action :install # could be :remove as well
 end
 ```
@@ -194,7 +196,7 @@ has to be provided:
 
 ```
 elasticsearch_plugin 'mobz/elasticsearch-head' do
-  plugin_dir '/usr/local/awesome/elasticsearch-1.5.0/plugins'
+  plugin_dir '/usr/local/awesome/elasticsearch-1.7.2/plugins'
 end
 ```
 NB: You [may encounter issues on certain distros](http://blog.backslasher.net/java-ssl-crash.html) with NSS 3.16.1 and OpenJDK 7.x.
diff --git a/libraries/helpers.rb b/libraries/helpers.rb
index 8a0be4282..740f0cf16 100644
--- a/libraries/helpers.rb
+++ b/libraries/helpers.rb
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ def get_package_checksum(new_resource, node)
 
       case node['platform_family']
       when 'debian'
-        '15a02a2bea74da2330bb78718efb3a8f83a2b2e040a6ee859e100a6556981f36'
+        '791fb9f2131be2cf8c1f86ca35e0b912d7155a53f89c2df67467ca2105e77ec2'
       when 'rhel'
-        'b72a9fb9a2c0471e8fe1a35373cdcfe39d29e72b7281bfccbdc32d03ee0eff70'
+        'c5410b88494d5cc9fdadf59353430b46c28e58eddc5c610ea4c4516eacc2fa09'
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/libraries/resource_install.rb b/libraries/resource_install.rb
index 3fd93f5a3..5c4aaed30 100644
--- a/libraries/resource_install.rb
+++ b/libraries/resource_install.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class Resource::ElasticsearchInstall < Resource
     default_action :install
 
     attribute(:type, kind_of: Symbol, :equal_to => [:tarball, :package], default: :tarball)
-    attribute(:version, kind_of: String, default: '1.5.0')
+    attribute(:version, kind_of: String, default: '1.7.2')
 
     # attributes used by the package-flavor provider
     attribute(:package_url, kind_of: String, default: nil)
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class Resource::ElasticsearchInstall < Resource
 
     # attributes used by the tarball-flavor provider
     attribute(:tarball_url, kind_of: String, default: lazy {  "https://download.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-#{version}.tar.gz" } )
-    attribute(:tarball_checksum, kind_of: String, default: 'acf572c606552bc446cceef3f8e93814a363ba0d215b323a2864682b3abfbe45')
+    attribute(:tarball_checksum, kind_of: String, default: '6f81935e270c403681e120ec4395c28b2ddc87e659ff7784608b86beb5223dd2')
     attribute(:dir, kind_of: String, default: nil)
     attribute(:owner, kind_of: String, default: 'elasticsearch')
     attribute(:group, kind_of: String, default: 'elasticsearch')
diff --git a/test/fixtures/cookbooks/elasticsearch_test/recipes/default.rb b/test/fixtures/cookbooks/elasticsearch_test/recipes/default.rb
index 2b5c1844c..eeb059294 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/cookbooks/elasticsearch_test/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/test/fixtures/cookbooks/elasticsearch_test/recipes/default.rb
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 elasticsearch_plugin 'mobz/elasticsearch-head' do
   user 'foo'
   group 'bar'
-  plugin_dir '/usr/local/awesome/elasticsearch-1.5.0/plugins'
+  plugin_dir '/usr/local/awesome/elasticsearch-1.7.2/plugins'
 end
 
 elasticsearch_service 'elasticsearch-crazy' do
diff --git a/test/integration/default/serverspec/install_spec.rb b/test/integration/default/serverspec/install_spec.rb
index 833420608..7c049c67c 100644
--- a/test/integration/default/serverspec/install_spec.rb
+++ b/test/integration/default/serverspec/install_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require_relative 'spec_helper'
 
 # normal elasticsearch install with defaults
-describe file('/usr/local/elasticsearch-1.5.0') do
+describe file('/usr/local/elasticsearch-1.7.2') do
   it { should be_directory }
 end
 
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@
 
 describe file('/usr/local/bin/elasticsearch') do
   it { should be_symlink }
-  it { should be_linked_to('/usr/local/elasticsearch-1.5.0/bin/elasticsearch') }
+  it { should be_linked_to('/usr/local/elasticsearch-1.7.2/bin/elasticsearch') }
 end
diff --git a/test/integration/elasticsearch_test/serverspec/install_spec.rb b/test/integration/elasticsearch_test/serverspec/install_spec.rb
index 2cc725fb7..f20c10ec9 100644
--- a/test/integration/elasticsearch_test/serverspec/install_spec.rb
+++ b/test/integration/elasticsearch_test/serverspec/install_spec.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 end
 
 # source install test
-describe file('/usr/local/awesome/elasticsearch-1.5.0') do
+describe file('/usr/local/awesome/elasticsearch-1.7.2') do
   it { should be_directory }
   it { should be_owned_by 'foo' }
   it { should be_grouped_into 'bar' }
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@
 
 describe file('/usr/local/bin/elasticsearch') do
   it { should be_symlink }
-  it { should be_linked_to('/usr/local/awesome/elasticsearch-1.5.0/bin/elasticsearch') }
+  it { should be_linked_to('/usr/local/awesome/elasticsearch-1.7.2/bin/elasticsearch') }
 end