diff --git a/rust.changes b/rust.changes
index b3c9e19..d8533c6 100644
--- a/rust.changes
+++ b/rust.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Aug 27 23:05:13 UTC 2023 - William Brown <william.brown@suse.com>
+
+- Update to version 1.72.0 - for details see the rust1.72 package
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jul 17 02:22:05 UTC 2023 - William Brown <william.brown@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/rust.spec b/rust.spec
index 2e3468a..ff7bad2 100644
--- a/rust.spec
+++ b/rust.spec
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@
 #
 
 
-%global version_suffix 1.71
-%global version_current 1.71.0
+%global version_suffix 1.72
+%global version_current 1.72.0
 
 %define obsolete_rust_versioned() \
+Obsoletes:      %{1}1.71%{?2:-%{2}} \
 Obsoletes:      %{1}1.70%{?2:-%{2}} \
 Obsoletes:      %{1}1.69%{?2:-%{2}} \
 Obsoletes:      %{1}1.68%{?2:-%{2}} \