diff --git a/README b/README
index ea6e228dd..0dd047af3 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-See http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.1p2 for the release notes.
+See http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.2p1 for the release notes.
 
 Please read http://www.openssh.com/report.html for bug reporting
 instructions and note that we do not use Github for bug reporting or
diff --git a/contrib/redhat/openssh.spec b/contrib/redhat/openssh.spec
index 6e6c3aff9..2a55f454e 100644
--- a/contrib/redhat/openssh.spec
+++ b/contrib/redhat/openssh.spec
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-%define ver 7.1p2
+%define ver 7.2p1
 %define rel 1
 
 # OpenSSH privilege separation requires a user & group ID
diff --git a/contrib/suse/openssh.spec b/contrib/suse/openssh.spec
index 3ee526805..53264c1fb 100644
--- a/contrib/suse/openssh.spec
+++ b/contrib/suse/openssh.spec
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 Summary:	OpenSSH, a free Secure Shell (SSH) protocol implementation
 Name:		openssh
-Version:	7.1p2
+Version:	7.2p1
 URL:		http://www.openssh.com/
 Release:	1
 Source0:	openssh-%{version}.tar.gz