diff --git a/lucene/CHANGES.txt b/lucene/CHANGES.txt
index 5a6e01c8489..f19bed5f60d 100644
--- a/lucene/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/lucene/CHANGES.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ Changes in Runtime Behavior
 
 
 
+======================= Lucene 7.2.0 =======================
+(No Changes)
+
 ======================= Lucene 7.1.0 =======================
 
 New Features
diff --git a/lucene/core/src/java/org/apache/lucene/util/Version.java b/lucene/core/src/java/org/apache/lucene/util/Version.java
index 65134fb4178..aa01dae55cd 100644
--- a/lucene/core/src/java/org/apache/lucene/util/Version.java
+++ b/lucene/core/src/java/org/apache/lucene/util/Version.java
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ public final class Version {
   @Deprecated
   public static final Version LUCENE_7_1_0 = new Version(7, 1, 0);
 
+  /**
+   * Match settings and bugs in Lucene's 7.2.0 release.
+   * @deprecated Use latest
+   */
+  @Deprecated
+  public static final Version LUCENE_7_2_0 = new Version(7, 2, 0);
+
   /**
    * Match settings and bugs in Lucene's 8.0.0 release.
    * <p>
diff --git a/solr/CHANGES.txt b/solr/CHANGES.txt
index 901455dc09d..6a2830821ca 100644
--- a/solr/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/solr/CHANGES.txt
@@ -32,6 +32,23 @@ Jetty 9.3.20.v20170531
 
 (No Changes)
 
+==================  7.2.0 ==================
+
+Consult the LUCENE_CHANGES.txt file for additional, low level, changes in this release.
+
+Versions of Major Components
+---------------------
+Apache Tika 1.13
+Carrot2 3.15.0
+Velocity 1.7 and Velocity Tools 2.0
+Apache UIMA 2.3.1
+Apache ZooKeeper 3.4.10
+Jetty 9.3.20.v20170531
+
+
+(No Changes)
+
+
 ==================  7.1.0 ==================
 
 Consult the LUCENE_CHANGES.txt file for additional, low level, changes in this release.