diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0e6ac774d..4b8a6a937 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,20 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 ### Fixed
 
 
+## [2.7.2] - 2016-06-08
+
+### Changed
+
+- Much faster output of OSM files in XML, OPL, or debug formats.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Parsing and output of coordinates now faster and always uses decimal dot
+  independant of locale setting.
+- Do not output empty discussion elements in changeset XML output.
+- Data corruption regression in mmap based indexes.
+
+
 ## [2.7.1] - 2016-06-01
 
 ### Fixes
@@ -327,7 +341,8 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
   Doxygen (up to version 1.8.8). This version contains a workaround to fix
   this.
 
-[unreleased]: https://github.com/osmcode/libosmium/compare/v2.7.1...HEAD
+[unreleased]: https://github.com/osmcode/libosmium/compare/v2.7.2...HEAD
+[2.7.2]: https://github.com/osmcode/libosmium/compare/v2.7.1...v2.7.2
 [2.7.1]: https://github.com/osmcode/libosmium/compare/v2.7.0...v2.7.1
 [2.7.0]: https://github.com/osmcode/libosmium/compare/v2.6.1...v2.7.0
 [2.6.1]: https://github.com/osmcode/libosmium/compare/v2.6.0...v2.6.1
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7434fb4a1..53251d005 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ project(libosmium)
 
 set(LIBOSMIUM_VERSION_MAJOR 2)
 set(LIBOSMIUM_VERSION_MINOR 7)
-set(LIBOSMIUM_VERSION_PATCH 1)
+set(LIBOSMIUM_VERSION_PATCH 2)
 
 set(LIBOSMIUM_VERSION
     "${LIBOSMIUM_VERSION_MAJOR}.${LIBOSMIUM_VERSION_MINOR}.${LIBOSMIUM_VERSION_PATCH}")
diff --git a/include/osmium/version.hpp b/include/osmium/version.hpp
index a0851f1db..7ff931e6f 100644
--- a/include/osmium/version.hpp
+++ b/include/osmium/version.hpp
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
 #define LIBOSMIUM_VERSION_MAJOR 2
 #define LIBOSMIUM_VERSION_MINOR 7
-#define LIBOSMIUM_VERSION_PATCH 1
+#define LIBOSMIUM_VERSION_PATCH 2
 
-#define LIBOSMIUM_VERSION_STRING "2.7.1"
+#define LIBOSMIUM_VERSION_STRING "2.7.2"
 
 #endif // OSMIUM_VERSION_HPP