diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 47fdafb90..436468569 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ packages = find:
 zip_safe = True
 include_package_data = True
 install_requires =
-        SpiNNMachine == 1!7.1.1
+        SpiNNMachine == 1!7.2.2
         websocket-client
 
 [options.packages.find]
diff --git a/spinnman/_version.py b/spinnman/_version.py
index 2e7cea03b..fc8f24802 100644
--- a/spinnman/_version.py
+++ b/spinnman/_version.py
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "1!7.1.1"
+__version__ = "1!7.2.2"
 __version_month__ = "TBD"
 __version_year__ = "TBD"
 __version_day__ = "TBD"
-__version_name__ = "Post_HBP"
+__version_name__ = "TO DO"
diff --git a/spinnman/spalloc/spalloc_client.py b/spinnman/spalloc/spalloc_client.py
index 451bfffa8..53c036710 100644
--- a/spinnman/spalloc/spalloc_client.py
+++ b/spinnman/spalloc/spalloc_client.py
@@ -138,6 +138,17 @@ def __init__(
         self.__nmpi_user = nmpi_user
         logger.info("established session to {} for {}", service_url, username)
 
+    def get_job(self, job_id: str) -> SpallocJob:
+        """
+        Get a job by its job id.
+
+        :param str job_id: The job id.
+        :rtype: SpallocJob
+        """
+        assert self.__session
+        return _SpallocJob(
+            self.__session, fix_url(f"{self.__jobs_url}/{job_id}"))
+
     @staticmethod
     def open_job_from_database(
             service_url, job_url, cookies, headers) -> SpallocJob: