diff --git a/cx_Freeze/__init__.py b/cx_Freeze/__init__.py
index 5d9ba0bec..8132f2657 100644
--- a/cx_Freeze/__init__.py
+++ b/cx_Freeze/__init__.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     __all__ += ["bdist_appimage", "bdist_deb", "bdist_rpm"]
 
 
-__version__ = "7.2.4"
+__version__ = "7.2.5"
 
 
 def setup(**attrs) -> setuptools.Distribution:  # noqa: D103
diff --git a/doc/src/conf.py b/doc/src/conf.py
index ec50813af..d8874684f 100644
--- a/doc/src/conf.py
+++ b/doc/src/conf.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 # General information about the project.
 project = "cx_Freeze"
 copyright = "2024, Marcelo Duarte"  # noqa: A001
-__version__ = "7.2.4"
+__version__ = "7.2.5"
 
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
 # |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index daf12c5dd..c18b4d79b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ target-version = ["py38"]
 
 [tool.bumpversion]
 commit = true
-current_version = "7.2.4"
+current_version = "7.2.5"
 message = "Bump version: {current_version} → {new_version} [ci skip]"
 parse = "(?P<major>\\d+)\\.(?P<minor>\\d+)\\.(?P<patch>\\d+)(\\-(?P<release>[a-z]+)(?P<build>\\d+))?"
 serialize = [