diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8bcd443..f293274 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def run_setup(with_binary=True):
 
     setup(
         name='fuzzysearch',
-        version='0.7.1',
+        version='0.7.2',
         description='fuzzysearch is useful for finding approximate subsequence matches',
         long_description=readme + '\n\n' + history,
         author='Tal Einat',
diff --git a/src/fuzzysearch/__init__.py b/src/fuzzysearch/__init__.py
index 2b2eca1..40a51a4 100644
--- a/src/fuzzysearch/__init__.py
+++ b/src/fuzzysearch/__init__.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Example:
 """
 __author__ = 'Tal Einat'
 __email__ = 'taleinat@gmail.com'
-__version__ = '0.7.1'
+__version__ = '0.7.2'
 
 __all__ = [
     'find_near_matches',