diff --git a/lib/mongoid/version.rb b/lib/mongoid/version.rb
index 2b3ee364fa..687ab21100 100644
--- a/lib/mongoid/version.rb
+++ b/lib/mongoid/version.rb
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 # encoding: utf-8
 
 module Mongoid
-  VERSION = "7.2.5"
+  VERSION = "7.2.6"
 end