diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 943f9cbc4ec7ee28e6febd1d4451df4c39bcb193..f8a696c8dc56436062b4d179d96c78cbbbb718d7 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.7.1
+1.7.2