diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 6a793916..9062829d 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+1.7.2 - 2013-MM-DD
+------------------
+
 1.7.1 - 2013-12-02
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 59ed1252..06f257dd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "keywords": [
       "cartodb"
     ],
-    "version": "1.7.1",
+    "version": "1.7.2",
     "repository": {
         "type": "git",
         "url": "git://github.com/CartoDB/CartoDB-SQL-API.git"