diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e374e3eb791..f80d9a1d7d1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "code-oss-dev",
-  "version": "1.71.0",
+  "version": "1.72.0",
   "distro": "7d2a2b09824ca3c1da9a3a6036179462abec24a2",
   "author": {
     "name": "Microsoft Corporation"