diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6799f6ccb..6524f6b75 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,22 @@
 # Changelog
+## [1.7.2](https://github.com/bakdata/kpops/releases/tag/1.7.2) - Release Date: [2023-08-16]
+
+### 🏭 Refactor
+
+- Refactor Kafka Connect handler - [#322](https://github.com/bakdata/kpops/pull/322)
+
+
+### 📝 Documentation
+
+- Add KPOps Runner GitHub Action to the documentation - [#325](https://github.com/bakdata/kpops/pull/325)
+
+- Remove `:type` and `:rtype` from docstrings - [#324](https://github.com/bakdata/kpops/pull/324)
+
+
+
+
+
+
 ## [1.7.1](https://github.com/bakdata/kpops/releases/tag/1.7.1) - Release Date: [2023-08-15]
 
 ### 📝 Documentation
diff --git a/kpops/__init__.py b/kpops/__init__.py
index 6c34d9790..750479960 100644
--- a/kpops/__init__.py
+++ b/kpops/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "1.7.1"
+__version__ = "1.7.2"
 
 # export public API functions
 from kpops.cli.main import clean, deploy, destroy, generate, reset
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4a33258e5..38db05e92 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "kpops"
-version = "1.7.1"
+version = "1.7.2"
 description = "KPOps is a tool to deploy Kafka pipelines to Kubernetes"
 authors = ["bakdata <opensource@bakdata.com>"]
 license = "MIT"