diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 88477e9..c88bb86 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -136,5 +136,5 @@ make doc
 Releases are done via github release
 
 - a release will trigger a github workflow to publish the package on Pypi
-- Make sure to update to a new version in `pyproject.toml` before making the release
+- Make sure to update to a new version in `pyproject.toml` and `conf.py` before making the release
 - It is possible to test the publishing on Pypi.test by running a manual workflow: go to github actions and run the Workflow: 'Publish on Pypi Test'
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index be9b188..c9a26a1 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 project = "gimie"
 copyright = "2023, sdsc-ordes"
 author = "sdsc-ordes"
-release = "0.7.1"
+release = "0.7.2"
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#general-configuration
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index bfef38c..fa70d77 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "gimie"
-version = "0.7.1"
+version = "0.7.2"
 description = "Extract structured metadata from git repositories."
 authors = ["Swiss Data Science Center <contact@datascience.ch>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"