diff --git a/Doc/changelog.docu b/Doc/changelog.docu
index ff196b7b..e46c8a6b 100644
--- a/Doc/changelog.docu
+++ b/Doc/changelog.docu
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
 <!-- --------------------------------------------------------------------- -->
 
 
+<tr valign=top><td><b>7.2</b> (?/?/?)</td><td>
+
+</tr>
+
+
 <tr valign=top><td><b>7.1</b> (2018/05/29)</td><td>
 
 <b>IO</b>
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9f3afd25..f5f5f1f7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# OpenMesh, 7.1
+# OpenMesh, 7.2
 
 [![](https://www.graphics.rwth-aachen.de:9000/OpenMesh/OpenMesh/badges/master/pipeline.svg)](https://www.graphics.rwth-aachen.de:9000/OpenMesh/OpenMesh/commits/master)
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 965f7b0e..c975e25f 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-VERSION=7.1
+VERSION=7.2
 MAJOR=7
-MINOR=1
+MINOR=2
 PATCH=0
 ID=OPENMESH
 
diff --git a/cmake/FindOpenMesh.cmake b/cmake/FindOpenMesh.cmake
index 5893b084..19509deb 100644
--- a/cmake/FindOpenMesh.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindOpenMesh.cmake
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ IF (NOT OPENMESH_FOUND)
     "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/OpenMesh/src/OpenMesh"
     "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libs_required/OpenMesh/src/OpenMesh"
     "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../OpenMesh/src/OpenMesh"
+    "C:/Program Files/OpenMesh 7.2"
     "C:/Program Files/OpenMesh 7.1"
     "C:/Program Files/OpenMesh 7.0"
     "C:/Program Files/OpenMesh 6.3"
diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Core/System/config.h b/src/OpenMesh/Core/System/config.h
index 65c0b3e2..9d7520c1 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Core/System/config.h
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Core/System/config.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-#define OM_VERSION 0x70100
+#define OM_VERSION 0x70200
 
 #define OM_GET_VER ((OM_VERSION & 0xf0000) >> 16)
 #define OM_GET_MAJ ((OM_VERSION & 0x0ff00) >> 8)