diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 27cfc3fd1..4edde4d9f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #
 
 # Initialization
-AC_INIT([aws-ofi-nccl], [1.7.2rc1-aws], [al-ofi-nccl-team@amazon.com], , [http://github.com/aws/aws-ofi-nccl])
+AC_INIT([aws-ofi-nccl], [1.7.2-aws], [al-ofi-nccl-team@amazon.com], , [http://github.com/aws/aws-ofi-nccl])
 AC_PREREQ([2.69])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/nccl_ofi_net.c])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])