bump version to v0.7.2 (#1467)

Author: ceyonur

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release_checklist.md

@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@ Link the relevant documentation PRs for this release.
 - [ ] Update AvalancheGo dependency in scripts/versions.sh for e2e tests.
 - [ ] Add new entry in compatibility.json for RPCChainVM Compatibility
 - [ ] Update AvalancheGo compatibility in README
-- [ ] Deploy to WAGMI
+- [ ] Deploy to Echo/Dispatch
 - [ ] Confirm goreleaser job has successfully generated binaries by checking the releases page

README.md

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ The Subnet EVM runs in a separate process from the main AvalancheGo process and
 ```text
 [v0.7.0] AvalancheGo@v1.12.0-v1.12.1 (Protocol Version: 38)
 [v0.7.1] AvalancheGo@v1.12.2 (Protocol Version: 39)
+[v0.7.2] AvalancheGo@v1.12.2 (Protocol Version: 39)
 ```
 
 ## API

RELEASES.md

@@ -3,10 +3,25 @@
 ## Pending Release
 * Bump golang version to v1.23.6
 * Bump golangci-lint to v1.63 and add linters
-* Refactored trie_prefetcher.go to be structurally similar to upstream.
-* Remove legacy gossip handler and metrics
 * Fixed concurrency issue in validators/uptime manager
 
+## [v0.7.1](https://github.com/ava-labs/subnet-evm/releases/tag/v0.7.1)
+
+This release focuses on code quality improvements and post-Etna cleanups.
+
+### Compatibility
+
+The plugin version is **updated** to 39 and is compatible with AvalancheGo version v1.12.2.
+
+### Updates
+
+* Moved client type and structs to new `plugin/evm/client` package
+* Fixed statedb improper copy issue
+* Limited the maximum number of query-able rewardPercentile by 100 in `eth_feeHistory` API
+* Refactored `trie_prefetcher.go` to be structurally similar to upstream
+* Removed deprecated legacy gossip handler and metrics
+* Removed unnecessary locks in mempool
+
 ## [v0.7.0](https://github.com/ava-labs/subnet-evm/releases/tag/v0.7.0)
 
 ### Updates

compatibility.json

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "rpcChainVMProtocolVersion": {
+    "v0.7.2": 39,
     "v0.7.1": 39,
     "v0.7.0": 38
   }

plugin/evm/version.go

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ var (
 	// GitCommit is set by the build script
 	GitCommit string
 	// Version is the version of Subnet EVM
-	Version string = "v0.7.1"
+	Version string = "v0.7.2"
 )
 
 func init() {