diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a50207fd..9ab5a832 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #     cmake --build build
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14)
-project(avrdude VERSION 7.1 LANGUAGES C)
+project(avrdude VERSION 7.2 LANGUAGES C)
 
 set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 11)
 set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD_REQUIRED True)
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 52434127..008fcdc4 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Approximate change log for AVRDUDE by version.
 (For detailed changes, see the version control system logs.)
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-Changes since version 7.1:
+Changes in version 7.2:
 
   * Major changes compared to the previous version:
 
diff --git a/src/configure.ac b/src/configure.ac
index f947ef88..4b8425f0 100644
--- a/src/configure.ac
+++ b/src/configure.ac
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.60)
-AC_INIT(avrdude, 7.1-20230108, avrdude-dev@nongnu.org)
+AC_INIT(avrdude, 7.2, avrdude-dev@nongnu.org)
 
 AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST