diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index c67e2dd..d3986de 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 == Changelog
 
+=== 1.7.2 (under construction)
+* ...
+
 === 1.7.1 (released 09.02.2024)
 * bump POI from 5.2.3 to 5.2.5
 * upgrade Gradle from 7.x 8.5
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cf5f9c5..48a3899 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ If you use **Maven**, add the following dependency to pom.xml:
   <dependency>
     <groupId>com.codeborne</groupId>
     <artifactId>xls-test</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.0</version>
+    <version>1.7.1</version>
   </dependency>
 ```
 
 If you use **Gradle**, add the following dependency to build.gradle:
 
 ```groovy
-  testCompile 'com.codeborne:xls-test:1.7.0'
+  testCompile 'com.codeborne:xls-test:1.7.1'
 ```
 
 ## How to contribute
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 9bced86..ee9b1bd 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ plugins {
 
 group='com.codeborne'
 archivesBaseName = 'xls-test'
-version='1.7.1'
+version='1.7.2-SNAPSHOT'
 
 defaultTasks 'test', 'publishToMavenLocal'