diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1b654de..e9a5400 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 **Tags:** github, git, version control, content, collaboration, publishing  
 **Requires at least:** 3.9  
 **Tested up to:** 4.7  
-**Stable tag:** 1.7.1  
+**Stable tag:** 1.7.2  
 **License:** GPLv2  
 **License URI:** http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html  
 
diff --git a/wp-github-sync.php b/wp-github-sync.php
index 72d4ee9..2f29574 100644
--- a/wp-github-sync.php
+++ b/wp-github-sync.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Plugin Name: WordPress GitHub Sync
  * Plugin URI: https://github.com/mAAdhaTTah/wordpress-github-sync
  * Description: A WordPress plugin to sync content with a GitHub repository (or Jekyll site).
- * Version: 1.7.1
+ * Version: 1.7.2
  * Author:  James DiGioia, Ben Balter
  * Author URI: http://jamesdigioia.com
  * License: GPLv2
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class WordPress_GitHub_Sync {
 	 * Current version
 	 * @var string
 	 */
-	public static $version = '1.7.1';
+	public static $version = '1.7.2';
 
 	/**
 	 * Controller object