diff --git a/home.admin/_version.info b/home.admin/_version.info
index 91e469bb3..fe157e27b 100644
--- a/home.admin/_version.info
+++ b/home.admin/_version.info
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # RaspiBlitz Version - always [major].[main].[sub] (sub can be a string like '2rc1')
-codeVersion="1.7.1"
+codeVersion="1.7.2rc1"