diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 0638e7c..bc3db5c 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 if [ -d .git ]; then
   git describe --always --tags --dirty > version # get version from git
 else
-  echo 0.7.1 > version # hard coded versions
+  echo 0.7.2 > version # hard coded versions
 fi
 
 libtoolize