diff --git a/SPARQLWrapper/__init__.py b/SPARQLWrapper/__init__.py
index 6267c1b..9819472 100644
--- a/SPARQLWrapper/__init__.py
+++ b/SPARQLWrapper/__init__.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
 @requires: U{RDFLib<http://rdflib.net>} package.
 """
 
-__version__ = "1.7.2.dev0"
+__version__ = "1.7.2"
 """The version of SPARQLWrapper"""
 
 __authors__  = "Ivan Herman, Sergio Fernández, Carlos Tejo Alonso, Alexey Zakhlestin"