diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## UNRELEASED
 
+## 1.7.2, 2026-08-19
+
 ### Bug Fixes
 
 - SQLAlchemy inspectors bound to an `Engine` can now call `get_columns()` and `reflect_table()` directly on SQLAlchemy 2.x. These methods now acquire and reuse one connection for each reflection operation, while inspectors already bound to a `Connection` continue to reuse it. Table reflection also honors positional `include_columns` and `exclude_columns` filters passed by SQLAlchemy instead of silently reflecting every column. Closes [#967](https://github.com/ClickHouse/clickhouse-connect/issues/967).
diff --git a/clickhouse_connect/_version.py b/clickhouse_connect/_version.py
index 116d5667..2196826f 100644
--- a/clickhouse_connect/_version.py
+++ b/clickhouse_connect/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = "1.7.1"
+version = "1.7.2"