diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5674b4819..604b0244f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+### [17.7.2](https://github.com/mojaloop/central-ledger/compare/v17.7.1...v17.7.2) (2024-06-04)
+
+
+### Chore
+
+* dependency updates to address dependabot alerts ([#1044](https://github.com/mojaloop/central-ledger/issues/1044)) ([d6bb4b9](https://github.com/mojaloop/central-ledger/commit/d6bb4b912d24f07f21822cc8079338146e0f0be6))
+
 ### [17.7.1](https://github.com/mojaloop/central-ledger/compare/v17.7.0...v17.7.1) (2024-06-04)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e01ed1daa..b2ee35a27 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
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+      "version": "17.7.2",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0c921b1e5..12b14c770 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@mojaloop/central-ledger",
-  "version": "17.7.1",
+  "version": "17.7.2",
   "description": "Central ledger hosted by a scheme to record and settle transfers",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "author": "ModusBox",