diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f099617c4..534c65698 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,23 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project are documented in this file.
 
+## 1.7.2
+
+**Release date:** 2025-10-08
+
+This patch release comes with various dependency updates.
+
+The controller is now built with Go 1.25.2 which includes
+fixes for vulnerabilities in the Go stdlib:
+[CVE-2025-58183](https://github.com/golang/go/issues/75677),
+[CVE-2025-58188](https://github.com/golang/go/issues/75675)
+and many others. The full list of security fixes can be found
+[here](https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/4Emdl2iQ_bI/m/qZN5nc-mBgAJ).
+
+Improvements:
+- Update dependencies to Kubernetes v1.34.1 and Go 1.25.2
+  [#1908](https://github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/pull/1908)
+
 ## 1.7.1
 
 **Release date:** 2025-10-06
diff --git a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
index d0ef8365f..87d8d9029 100644
--- a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ resources:
 images:
 - name: fluxcd/source-controller
   newName: fluxcd/source-controller
-  newTag: v1.7.1
+  newTag: v1.7.2
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d30aa9070..6645dc19f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/tar v0.15.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/testserver v0.13.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/version v0.11.0
-	github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/api v1.7.1
+	github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/api v1.7.2
 	github.com/foxcpp/go-mockdns v1.1.0
 	github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5 v5.6.2
 	github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.16.3