diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6bbac761b2..0536ccd330 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+- No changes yet.
+
 ## [v1.72.0] - 2026-07-17
 
 - Fix `buf beta registry webhook create` and `buf beta registry webhook list` to emit proto JSON output.
@@ -1568,6 +1572,7 @@ buf check breaking proto --against .git#branch=master,subdir=proto
 
 Initial beta release.
 
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/compare/v1.72.0...HEAD
 [v1.72.0]: https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/compare/v1.71.0...v1.72.0
 [v1.71.0]: https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/compare/v1.70.0...v1.71.0
 [v1.70.0]: https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/compare/v1.69.0...v1.70.0
diff --git a/private/buf/bufcli/bufcli.go b/private/buf/bufcli/bufcli.go
index 450dbdd6dc..ab0fcb03d4 100644
--- a/private/buf/bufcli/bufcli.go
+++ b/private/buf/bufcli/bufcli.go
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
 package bufcli
 
 // Version is the CLI version of buf.
-const Version = "1.72.0"
+const Version = "1.72.1-dev"