diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0b5299ff4..4ae55c1fe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 1.172.1 - 2024-10-17
+
+- chore: add crossOrigin='anonymous' to snippet script (#1481)
+
 ## 1.172.0 - 2024-10-17
 
 - chore: build an es5 bundle and move main to es6 (#1480)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d5ba60340..84852d94a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "posthog-js",
-    "version": "1.172.0",
+    "version": "1.172.1",
     "description": "Posthog-js allows you to automatically capture usage and send events to PostHog.",
     "repository": "https://github.com/PostHog/posthog-js",
     "author": "hey@posthog.com",
diff --git a/playground/cypress-full/index.html b/playground/cypress-full/index.html
index a55faa495..6e06796a5 100644
--- a/playground/cypress-full/index.html
+++ b/playground/cypress-full/index.html
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     <br />
 
     <script>
-        !function(t,e){var o,n,p,r;e.__SV||(window.posthog=e,e._i=[],e.init=function(i,s,a){function g(t,e){var o=e.split(".");2==o.length&&(t=t[o[0]],e=o[1]),t[e]=function(){t.push([e].concat(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments,0)))}}(p=t.createElement("script")).type="text/javascript",p.async=!0,p.src=s.api_host+"/static/array.full.js",(r=t.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]).parentNode.insertBefore(p,r);var u=e;for(void 0!==a?u=e[a]=[]:a="posthog",u.people=u.people||[],u.toString=function(t){var e="posthog";return"posthog"!==a&&(e+="."+a),t||(e+=" (stub)"),e},u.people.toString=function(){return u.toString(1)+".people (stub)"},o="capture identify alias people.set people.set_once set_config register register_once unregister opt_out_capturing has_opted_out_capturing opt_in_capturing reset isFeatureEnabled onFeatureFlags getSurveys getActiveMatchingSurveys captureException".split(" "),n=0;n<o.length;n++)g(u,o[n]);e._i.push([i,s,a])},e.__SV=1)}(document,window.posthog||[]);
+        !function(t,e){var o,n,p,r;e.__SV||(window.posthog=e,e._i=[],e.init=function(i,s,a){function g(t,e){var o=e.split(".");2==o.length&&(t=t[o[0]],e=o[1]),t[e]=function(){t.push([e].concat(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments,0)))}}(p=t.createElement("script")).type="text/javascript",p.crossOrigin="anonymous",p.async=!0,p.src=s.api_host+"/static/array.full.js",(r=t.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]).parentNode.insertBefore(p,r);var u=e;for(void 0!==a?u=e[a]=[]:a="posthog",u.people=u.people||[],u.toString=function(t){var e="posthog";return"posthog"!==a&&(e+="."+a),t||(e+=" (stub)"),e},u.people.toString=function(){return u.toString(1)+".people (stub)"},o="capture identify alias people.set people.set_once set_config register register_once unregister opt_out_capturing has_opted_out_capturing opt_in_capturing reset isFeatureEnabled onFeatureFlags getSurveys getActiveMatchingSurveys captureException".split(" "),n=0;n<o.length;n++)g(u,o[n]);e._i.push([i,s,a])},e.__SV=1)}(document,window.posthog||[]);
     </script>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/playground/cypress/index.html b/playground/cypress/index.html
index eb6604037..9ae94c58f 100644
--- a/playground/cypress/index.html
+++ b/playground/cypress/index.html
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     </button>
 
     <script>
-        !function(t,e){var o,n,p,r;e.__SV||(window.posthog=e,e._i=[],e.init=function(i,s,a){function g(t,e){var o=e.split(".");2==o.length&&(t=t[o[0]],e=o[1]),t[e]=function(){t.push([e].concat(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments,0)))}}(p=t.createElement("script")).type="text/javascript",p.async=!0,p.src=s.api_host+"/static/array.js",(r=t.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]).parentNode.insertBefore(p,r);var u=e;for(void 0!==a?u=e[a]=[]:a="posthog",u.people=u.people||[],u.toString=function(t){var e="posthog";return"posthog"!==a&&(e+="."+a),t||(e+=" (stub)"),e},u.people.toString=function(){return u.toString(1)+".people (stub)"},o="capture identify alias people.set people.set_once set_config register register_once unregister opt_out_capturing has_opted_out_capturing opt_in_capturing reset isFeatureEnabled onFeatureFlags getSurveys getActiveMatchingSurveys captureException".split(" "),n=0;n<o.length;n++)g(u,o[n]);e._i.push([i,s,a])},e.__SV=1)}(document,window.posthog||[]);
+        !function(t,e){var o,n,p,r;e.__SV||(window.posthog=e,e._i=[],e.init=function(i,s,a){function g(t,e){var o=e.split(".");2==o.length&&(t=t[o[0]],e=o[1]),t[e]=function(){t.push([e].concat(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments,0)))}}(p=t.createElement("script")).type="text/javascript",p.crossOrigin="anonymous",p.async=!0,p.src=s.api_host+"/static/array.js",(r=t.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]).parentNode.insertBefore(p,r);var u=e;for(void 0!==a?u=e[a]=[]:a="posthog",u.people=u.people||[],u.toString=function(t){var e="posthog";return"posthog"!==a&&(e+="."+a),t||(e+=" (stub)"),e},u.people.toString=function(){return u.toString(1)+".people (stub)"},o="capture identify alias people.set people.set_once set_config register register_once unregister opt_out_capturing has_opted_out_capturing opt_in_capturing reset isFeatureEnabled onFeatureFlags getSurveys getActiveMatchingSurveys captureException".split(" "),n=0;n<o.length;n++)g(u,o[n]);e._i.push([i,s,a])},e.__SV=1)}(document,window.posthog||[]);
     </script>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/playground/segment/segment.html b/playground/segment/segment.html
index 226bdfc58..f060d6720 100644
--- a/playground/segment/segment.html
+++ b/playground/segment/segment.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <script>
         !function () {
             var analytics = window.analytics = window.analytics || []; if (!analytics.initialize) if (analytics.invoked) window.console && console.error && console.error("Segment snippet included twice."); else {
-                analytics.invoked = !0; analytics.methods = ["trackSubmit", "trackClick", "trackLink", "trackForm", "pageview", "identify", "reset", "group", "track", "ready", "alias", "debug", "page", "once", "off", "on", "addSourceMiddleware", "addIntegrationMiddleware", "setAnonymousId", "addDestinationMiddleware"]; analytics.factory = function (e) { return function () { var t = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments); t.unshift(e); analytics.push(t); return analytics } }; for (var e = 0; e < analytics.methods.length; e++) { var key = analytics.methods[e]; analytics[key] = analytics.factory(key) } analytics.load = function (key, e) { var t = document.createElement("script"); t.type = "text/javascript"; t.async = !0; t.src = "https://cdn.segment.com/analytics.js/v1/" + key + "/analytics.min.js"; var n = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; n.parentNode.insertBefore(t, n); analytics._loadOptions = e }; analytics._writeKey = "GOEDfA21zZTtR7clsBuDvmBKAtAdZ6Np";; analytics.SNIPPET_VERSION = "4.15.3";
+                analytics.invoked = !0; analytics.methods = ["trackSubmit", "trackClick", "trackLink", "trackForm", "pageview", "identify", "reset", "group", "track", "ready", "alias", "debug", "page", "once", "off", "on", "addSourceMiddleware", "addIntegrationMiddleware", "setAnonymousId", "addDestinationMiddleware"]; analytics.factory = function (e) { return function () { var t = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments); t.unshift(e); analytics.push(t); return analytics } }; for (var e = 0; e < analytics.methods.length; e++) { var key = analytics.methods[e]; analytics[key] = analytics.factory(key) } analytics.load = function (key, e) { var t = document.createElement("script"); t.type = "text/javascript"; t.crossOrigin = "anonymous"; t.async = !0; t.src = "https://cdn.segment.com/analytics.js/v1/" + key + "/analytics.min.js"; var n = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; n.parentNode.insertBefore(t, n); analytics._loadOptions = e }; analytics._writeKey = "GOEDfA21zZTtR7clsBuDvmBKAtAdZ6Np";; analytics.SNIPPET_VERSION = "4.15.3";
                 analytics.load("GOEDfA21zZTtR7clsBuDvmBKAtAdZ6Np");
 
                 analytics.ready(() => {
diff --git a/playground/session-recordings/index.html b/playground/session-recordings/index.html
index 6a11a9de5..f45c254c5 100644
--- a/playground/session-recordings/index.html
+++ b/playground/session-recordings/index.html
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
                                 })
                         }
                         ;((p = t.createElement('script')).type = 'text/javascript'),
+                            (p.crossOrigin = 'anonymous'),
                             (p.async = !0),
                             (p.src = 'http://localhost:3001' + '/static/array.full.js'),
                             (r = t.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]).parentNode.insertBefore(p, r)
diff --git a/playground/snippet/index.html b/playground/snippet/index.html
index 1603dd76d..58f61e47a 100644
--- a/playground/snippet/index.html
+++ b/playground/snippet/index.html
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
             a.init = function(b, d, g) {
                 s = x.createElement("script");
                 s.type = "text/javascript";
+                s.crossOrigin = "anonymous";
                 s.async = !0;
                 s.src = d.api_host + "/static/array.full.js";
                 n = x.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@
 
 <script>
 if (true) { // minified code
-    !function(t,e){var o,n,p,r;e.__SV||(window.posthog=e,e._i=[],e.init=function(i,s,a){function g(t,e){var o=e.split(".");2==o.length&&(t=t[o[0]],e=o[1]),t[e]=function(){t.push([e].concat(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments,0)))}}(p=t.createElement("script")).type="text/javascript",p.async=!0,p.src=s.api_host+"/static/array.full.js",(r=t.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]).parentNode.insertBefore(p,r);var u=e;for(void 0!==a?u=e[a]=[]:a="posthog",u.people=u.people||[],u.toString=function(t){var e="posthog";return"posthog"!==a&&(e+="."+a),t||(e+=" (stub)"),e},u.people.toString=function(){return u.toString(1)+".people (stub)"},o="capture identify alias people.set people.set_once set_config register register_once unregister opt_out_capturing has_opted_out_capturing opt_in_capturing reset".split(" "),n=0;n<o.length;n++)g(u,o[n]);e._i.push([i,s,a])},e.__SV=1)}(document,window.posthog||[]);
+    !function(t,e){var o,n,p,r;e.__SV||(window.posthog=e,e._i=[],e.init=function(i,s,a){function g(t,e){var o=e.split(".");2==o.length&&(t=t[o[0]],e=o[1]),t[e]=function(){t.push([e].concat(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments,0)))}}(p=t.createElement("script")).type="text/javascript",p.crossOrigin="anonymous",p.async=!0,p.src=s.api_host+"/static/array.full.js",(r=t.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]).parentNode.insertBefore(p,r);var u=e;for(void 0!==a?u=e[a]=[]:a="posthog",u.people=u.people||[],u.toString=function(t){var e="posthog";return"posthog"!==a&&(e+="."+a),t||(e+=" (stub)"),e},u.people.toString=function(){return u.toString(1)+".people (stub)"},o="capture identify alias people.set people.set_once set_config register register_once unregister opt_out_capturing has_opted_out_capturing opt_in_capturing reset".split(" "),n=0;n<o.length;n++)g(u,o[n]);e._i.push([i,s,a])},e.__SV=1)}(document,window.posthog||[]);
     posthog.init('BrpS4SctoaCCsyjlnlun3OzyNJAafdlv__jUWaaJWXg', {api_host: 'https://app.posthog.com'})
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/src/entrypoints/external-scripts-loader.ts b/src/entrypoints/external-scripts-loader.ts
index 7748292d2..0a612f267 100644
--- a/src/entrypoints/external-scripts-loader.ts
+++ b/src/entrypoints/external-scripts-loader.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const loadScript = (posthog: PostHog, url: string, callback: (error?: string | E
         }
         const scriptTag = document.createElement('script')
         scriptTag.type = 'text/javascript'
+        scriptTag.crossOrigin = 'anonymous'
         scriptTag.src = url
         scriptTag.onload = (event) => callback(undefined, event)
         scriptTag.onerror = (error) => callback(error)