diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index eb22abe7..eb04a1c2 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 7.2.0
+current_version = 7.2.1.dev0
 commit = True
 tag = True
 sign_tags = True
diff --git a/omero_figure/utils.py b/omero_figure/utils.py
index 9b26ea9b..8eec0fdf 100644
--- a/omero_figure/utils.py
+++ b/omero_figure/utils.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 import json
 import os
 
-__version__ = "7.2.0"
+__version__ = "7.2.1.dev0"
 
 
 def read_file(fname, content_type=None):
diff --git a/src/.env b/src/.env
index 873d3f29..0733fd2f 100644
--- a/src/.env
+++ b/src/.env
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # VERSION read by vite and included in index.html
-VITE_VERSION="7.2.0"
+VITE_VERSION="7.2.1.dev0"