diff --git a/internal/version/version.go b/internal/version/version.go
index 6918f58dce..c91fed8dcc 100644
--- a/internal/version/version.go
+++ b/internal/version/version.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 // Tag specifies the current release tag. It needs to be manually
 // updated. A test checks that the value of Tag never points to a
 // git tag that is older than HEAD.
-const Tag = "v1.71.0-dev"
+const Tag = "v1.72.0-dev"
 
 // Dissected version number. Filled during init()
 var (