diff --git a/data/granite.appdata.xml.in b/data/granite.appdata.xml.in
index 4bad00480..50577e37b 100644
--- a/data/granite.appdata.xml.in
+++ b/data/granite.appdata.xml.in
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   </description>
 
   <releases>
-    <release version="7.2.0" date="2023-02-22" urgency="medium">
+    <release version="7.2.0" date="2023-02-23" urgency="medium">
       <description>
         <p>Improvements:</p>
         <ul>
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index d47149ab0..e71175295 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ project(
     'granite-7',
     'vala', 'c',
     meson_version: '>= 0.48.2',
-    version: '7.1.0'
+    version: '7.2.0'
 )
 
 if meson.get_compiler('vala').version().version_compare('<0.48.0')