diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 99e0f09869..32614ca3c0 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 
 # Images
-IMAGE_VERSION=1.7.1
+IMAGE_VERSION=1.7.2
 IMAGE_NAME=ghcr.io/open-telemetry/demo
 TRACETEST_IMAGE_VERSION=v0.14.5
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 18a6a5b364..f877dfd654 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ release.
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 1.7.2
+
 * [cartservice] update .NET package to 1.7.0 release
   ([#1326](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-demo/pull/1326))
 * [loadgenerator and recommendationservice] Update python base image