diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 87554f29..5486666e 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "0.7.1"
+    ".": "0.7.2"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 58288a1a..6a4c274b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## [0.7.2](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/compare/otdf-python-v0.7.1...otdf-python-v0.7.2) (TBD)
+## [0.7.2](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/compare/otdf-python-v0.7.1...otdf-python-v0.7.2) (2026-06-05)
 
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
-* fix D205 docstring formatting across otdf-python source files ([#149](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/issues/149)) ([c0910cb](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/commit/c0910cbb599af4f05e1bb5ca5d130e85d39eb4fa))
+* fix D205 docstring formatting across otdf-python source files ([#149](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/issues/149)) ([951fa33](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/commit/951fa33d541f4662c1b6ec8d5cccd08ab8e03b50))
 * fix/increase testing, fix misconfiguration ([#148](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/issues/148)) ([1dc8c45](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/commit/1dc8c4557bdcbcbf74b2f663c4e190664047cb7f))
 * **main:** fix release issue, required arguments from workspace root ([#147](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/issues/147)) ([668f00a](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/commit/668f00a083990b5cea686e5885216e0359ceaf55))
 * use --package flag with uv version for workspace layout ([#144](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/issues/144)) ([12acfbb](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/commit/12acfbb4f8d99c8c745f35cbd7bddfc41e63b8b4))
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 ### Features
 
-* **main:** update dependencies & switch to uv workspace layout ([#142](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/issues/142)) ([649f63c](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/commit/649f63ce4eee4b564b92afd3dbda2b3e3d55803e))
+* **main:** upgrade from `httpx` to `httpx2`, update other dependencies & switch to uv workspace layout ([#142](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/issues/142)) ([649f63c](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/commit/649f63ce4eee4b564b92afd3dbda2b3e3d55803e))
 
 ## [0.6.0](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/compare/otdf-python-v0.5.0...otdf-python-v0.6.0) (2026-05-21)
 
diff --git a/packages/otdf-python-proto/pyproject.toml b/packages/otdf-python-proto/pyproject.toml
index c93c051b..d5a52c36 100644
--- a/packages/otdf-python-proto/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/otdf-python-proto/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "otdf-python-proto"
-version = "0.6.0"
+version = "0.7.2"
 description = "Generated protobuf files for OpenTDF Python SDK"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [
diff --git a/packages/otdf-python/pyproject.toml b/packages/otdf-python/pyproject.toml
index eb3a90e1..7eba3d22 100644
--- a/packages/otdf-python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/otdf-python/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "otdf-python"
-version = "0.7.1"
+version = "0.7.2"
 description = "Unofficial OpenTDF SDK for Python"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 6a430aa6..2dafb254 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "otdf-python"
-version = "0.7.1"
+version = "0.7.2"
 source = { editable = "packages/otdf-python" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "connect-python" },
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ dev = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "otdf-python-proto"
-version = "0.6.0"
+version = "0.7.2"
 source = { editable = "packages/otdf-python-proto" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "connect-python" },