diff --git a/b2-include/b2vars.php b/b2-include/b2vars.php
index b4f66d13c..20f47ebde 100644
--- a/b2-include/b2vars.php
+++ b/b2-include/b2vars.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 /* This file sets various arrays and variables for use in b2 */
 
 #b2 version
-$b2_version = '0.71';
+$b2_version = '0.72';
 
 #BBcode search and replace arrays
 $b2_bbcode['in'] = array(