diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5e7f1be44..885296b68 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2902,7 +2902,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stackable-operator"
-version = "0.71.0"
+version = "0.72.0"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "clap",
diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
index c54858f25..247f00faf 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.72.0] - 2024-08-05
+
 ### Changed
 
 - BREAKING: Replace `lazy_static` with `std::cell::LazyCell` ([#827]).
diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml b/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml
index 913f4e792..a33a8a195 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "stackable-operator"
 description = "Stackable Operator Framework"
-version = "0.71.0"
+version = "0.72.0"
 authors.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true