diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 69f99b6..d891604 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+* fuse-overlayfs-0.7.2
+
+- drop special handling for security.capability.
+
 * fuse-overlayfs-0.7.1
 
 - fix an issue where a whiteout in the parent directory could hide
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e6d29e5..26de5f9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.69])
-AC_INIT([fuse-overlayfs], [0.7.1], [giuseppe@scrivano.org])
+AC_INIT([fuse-overlayfs], [0.7.2], [giuseppe@scrivano.org])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([main.c])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])