diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index b9c69fd32..8d3c419ba 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.71.0
+v1.72.0
diff --git a/docs/layouts/partials/version.html b/docs/layouts/partials/version.html
index c07919d15..f10a75a81 100644
--- a/docs/layouts/partials/version.html
+++ b/docs/layouts/partials/version.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.71.0
\ No newline at end of file
+v1.72.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fs/versiontag.go b/fs/versiontag.go
index 021976ea5..289fd8c1a 100644
--- a/fs/versiontag.go
+++ b/fs/versiontag.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 package fs
 
 // VersionTag of rclone
-var VersionTag = "v1.71.0"
+var VersionTag = "v1.72.0"