diff --git a/fsl/version.py b/fsl/version.py
index c1a30aed866a5713d812838a894936263cd09a44..4d44ede2296355b435aa2ba38439f1553a76414a 100644
--- a/fsl/version.py
+++ b/fsl/version.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import            re
 import            string
 
 
-__version__ = '1.7.1'
+__version__ = '1.7.2'
 """Current version number, as a string. """