diff --git a/pcmdi_metrics/_version.py b/pcmdi_metrics/_version.py
index 975f69142..3bdbbae2e 100644
--- a/pcmdi_metrics/_version.py
+++ b/pcmdi_metrics/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "3.7.1"
+__version__ = "3.7.2"