diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 159298731f..1e40df6ad4 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+paasta-tools (1.7.2) xenial; urgency=medium
+
+  * 1.7.2 tagged with 'make release'
+    Commit: Allowlist eks files in config_utils (#3984)
+    updater.write_configs() is not just used for managing autotune files
+    - SSR shard creation uses it to manage creating/updating the non-
+    autotuned_defaults config files (which are now always eks-
+    CLUSTER.yaml).
+
+ -- Luis Perez <luisp@yelp.com>  Tue, 29 Oct 2024 13:52:41 -0700
+
 paasta-tools (1.7.1) xenial; urgency=medium
 
   * 1.7.1 tagged with 'make release'
diff --git a/paasta_tools/__init__.py b/paasta_tools/__init__.py
index 17e036c83b..6a5caff0e9 100644
--- a/paasta_tools/__init__.py
+++ b/paasta_tools/__init__.py
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
 # setup phase, the dependencies may not exist on disk yet.
 #
 # Don't bump version manually. See `make release` docs in ./Makefile
-__version__ = "1.7.1"
+__version__ = "1.7.2"
diff --git a/yelp_package/Makefile b/yelp_package/Makefile
index 0cb938f74a..c7ef13cc84 100644
--- a/yelp_package/Makefile
+++ b/yelp_package/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 # Edit this release and run "make release"
-RELEASE=1.7.1
+RELEASE=1.7.2
 
 SHELL=/bin/bash