diff --git a/core/Version.php b/core/Version.php
index 8826df03e60000c7bd448f0db7ad297c231e322e..bfe46850b7f3b437bf7faa9fca40fc5a7cc248eb 100644
--- a/core/Version.php
+++ b/core/Version.php
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@
  */
 final class Piwik_Version
 {
-	const VERSION = '1.7.1';
+	const VERSION = '1.7.2-rc1';
 }