diff --git a/burrow b/burrow
index 33f3057..e8af306 100755
--- a/burrow
+++ b/burrow
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-version="v1.7.1"
+version="v1.7.2"
 
 configfiles="$HOME/.config/burrow/config $HOME/.config/burrow $HOME/.burrow"
 
diff --git a/burrow.1 b/burrow.1
index fff1e7a..5e71277 100644
--- a/burrow.1
+++ b/burrow.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH BURROW 1 "24 Sep 2018" "version 1.7.1"
+.TH BURROW 1 "24 Sep 2018" "version 1.7.2"
 .SH NAME
 burrow \- a helper for building and managing a gopher hole
 .SH SYNOPSIS