diff --git a/libgeotiff/CMakeLists.txt b/libgeotiff/CMakeLists.txt
index 812d31f..ec02e0c 100644
--- a/libgeotiff/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libgeotiff/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,17 +21,17 @@ SET(CMAKE_COLOR_MAKEFILE ON)
 # Version information
 set(PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
 set(PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR 7)
-set(PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH 1)
+set(PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH 2)
 set(PROJECT_VERSION
   "${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH}")
 set(GeoTIFF_VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION})
 
 # Set library version to match that of autoconf:
-# libgeotiff.so -> libgeotiff.so.2.2.0
-# libgeotiff.so.2 -> libgeotiff.so.2.2.0
-# libgeotiff.so.2.2.0
+# libgeotiff.so -> libgeotiff.so.5
+# libgeotiff.so.5 -> libgeotiff.so.5.2.2
+# libgeotiff.so.5.2.2
 set(LINK_SOVERSION "5")
-set(LINK_VERSION "5.2.0")
+set(LINK_VERSION "5.2.2")
 
 string (TOLOWER ${PROJECT_NAME} PROJECT_NAME_LOWER)
 string (TOUPPER ${PROJECT_NAME} PROJECT_NAME_UPPER)
diff --git a/libgeotiff/Makefile.am b/libgeotiff/Makefile.am
index 8de5aa5..6563e5f 100644
--- a/libgeotiff/Makefile.am
+++ b/libgeotiff/Makefile.am
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ libgeotiff_la_SOURCES = cpl_serv.c \
                         geo_strtod.c \
                         geotiff_proj4.c
 
-libgeotiff_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 7:1:2 ${NOUNDEFINED}
+libgeotiff_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 7:2:2 ${NOUNDEFINED}
 
 libgeotiff_la_LIBADD = libxtiff/libxtiff.la
 
diff --git a/libgeotiff/NEWS b/libgeotiff/NEWS
index b7dca92..543d886 100644
--- a/libgeotiff/NEWS
+++ b/libgeotiff/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+libgeotiff 1.7.2
+----------------
+
+* GTIFGetDatumInfoEx(): handle dynamic datums
+* CMake: adopt GNUInstallDirs
+* CMake: export TIFF as a public dependency
+* Add XTIFFClientOpenExt() with re-entrant error callbacks
+* listgeo: add a -no_corners option to avoid printing corner
+  coordinates which might be PROJ version sensitive (refs #81)
+* Fix test failures with PROJ 9.1.1 and 9.3
+* Remove trailing spaces from many files.
+* Localize variables and add const when possible in a number of files
+* geo_normalize.c: sprintf --> snprintf
+* Add missing includes
+* Fix -Werror=calloc-transposed-args with gcc 14
+* FindPROJ.cmake: proj_experimental;h -> proj_experimental.h
+* CMake: add a BUILD_SHARED_LIBS option, and make it default to ON
+* autoconf/CMake: add generation of libgeotiff.pc
+* Remove INSTALL and install-sh autoconf-generated files
+
 libgeotiff 1.7.1
 ----------------
 
diff --git a/libgeotiff/configure.ac b/libgeotiff/configure.ac
index 3f9fc93..5e528aa 100644
--- a/libgeotiff/configure.ac
+++ b/libgeotiff/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 m4_define([VERSION_MAJOR], [1])
 m4_define([VERSION_MINOR], [7])
-m4_define([VERSION_POINT], [1])
+m4_define([VERSION_POINT], [2])
 m4_define([GEOTIFF_VERSION],
           [VERSION_MAJOR.VERSION_MINOR.VERSION_POINT])
 
diff --git a/libgeotiff/geotiff.h b/libgeotiff/geotiff.h
index 29f2291..12fef8d 100644
--- a/libgeotiff/geotiff.h
+++ b/libgeotiff/geotiff.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 #define GEOTIFF_SPEC_1_1_MINOR_REVISION 1
 
 /* Library version */
-#define LIBGEOTIFF_VERSION 1710
+#define LIBGEOTIFF_VERSION 1720
 
 #include "geo_config.h"
 #include "geokeys.h"