diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b63fa81..7764c5d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Hummingbird requires a minimum of Java 8.
 Hummingbird is hosted in Maven Central and can be added as a dependency with the following:
 
 ```
-implementation('com.sparrowwallet:hummingbird:1.7.1')
+implementation('com.sparrowwallet:hummingbird:1.7.2')
 ```
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 49789a2..d44c221 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ apply plugin: 'com.bmuschko.nexus'
 
 archivesBaseName = 'hummingbird'
 group 'com.sparrowwallet'
-version '1.7.1'
+version '1.7.2'
 
 repositories {
     mavenCentral()