diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index d3986de..1801a04 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 == Changelog
 
-=== 1.7.2 (under construction)
-* ...
+=== 1.7.2 (released 26.09.2024)
+* bump POI from 5.2.5 to 5.3.0
+* bump Hamcrest from 2.2 to 3.0
 
 === 1.7.1 (released 09.02.2024)
 * bump POI from 5.2.3 to 5.2.5
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index ee9b1bd..071004f 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ plugins {
 
 group='com.codeborne'
 archivesBaseName = 'xls-test'
-version='1.7.2-SNAPSHOT'
+version='1.7.2'
 
 defaultTasks 'test', 'publishToMavenLocal'