diff --git a/icu.spec b/icu.spec
index 1ec3c4c..88891a1 100644
--- a/icu.spec
+++ b/icu.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 %define        gitver  %(echo %version | tr '.' '-')
 
 Name:          icu
-Version:       71.1
+Version:       72.1
 Release:       1mamba
 Summary:       Set of C/C++ and Java libraries for Unicode support
 Group:         System/Libraries
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/icu/%{version}/license.html
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/icu-*.pc
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Oct 20 2022 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 72.1-1mamba
+- automatic version update by autodist
+
 * Thu Apr 07 2022 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 71.1-1mamba
 - automatic version update by autodist