diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b8e8394bb10eaf9c2c5e996b50f60a9df95c570c..6bd7498b4808b83f55abf53190f69ffbb1388e63 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 3.1 FATAL_ERROR )
 
 # visimpl project and version
-project( visimpl VERSION 1.7.1 )
+project( visimpl VERSION 1.7.2 )
 set( visimpl_VERSION_ABI 6 )
 
 SET( VISIMPL_LICENSE "GPL")