diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index bcc176d14e9..71672c269c9 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Application < Rails::Application
     include GovukPublishingComponents::AppHelpers::AssetHelper
 
     # Initialize configuration defaults for originally generated Rails version.
-    config.load_defaults 7.0
+    config.load_defaults 7.2
     config.govuk_time_zone = "London"
 
     # Settings in config/environments/* take precedence over those specified here.