diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e5bcdb6..f6bb718 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+1.7.2
+=====
+Fixes:
+------
+* Fix the use of GNUInstallDirs variables and the pkgconfig file. Thanks @zeerd for reporting (see #240)
+
 1.7.1
 =====
 Fixes:
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 695d8ee..4ed19be 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
 set(PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
 set(PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR 7)
-set(PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH 1)
+set(PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH 2)
 set(CJSON_VERSION_SO 1)
 set(CJSON_UTILS_VERSION_SO 1)
 set(PROJECT_VERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH}")
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 941e561..7a53bd5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CJSON_TEST_SRC = cJSON.c test.c
 
 LDLIBS = -lm
 
-LIBVERSION = 1.7.1
+LIBVERSION = 1.7.2
 CJSON_SOVERSION = 1
 UTILS_SOVERSION = 1
 
diff --git a/cJSON.c b/cJSON.c
index d20c676..67fda56 100644
--- a/cJSON.c
+++ b/cJSON.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ CJSON_PUBLIC(char *) cJSON_GetStringValue(cJSON *item) {
 }
 
 /* This is a safeguard to prevent copy-pasters from using incompatible C and header files */
-#if (CJSON_VERSION_MAJOR != 1) || (CJSON_VERSION_MINOR != 7) || (CJSON_VERSION_PATCH != 1)
+#if (CJSON_VERSION_MAJOR != 1) || (CJSON_VERSION_MINOR != 7) || (CJSON_VERSION_PATCH != 2)
     #error cJSON.h and cJSON.c have different versions. Make sure that both have the same.
 #endif
 
diff --git a/cJSON.h b/cJSON.h
index 52101e1..ac11464 100644
--- a/cJSON.h
+++ b/cJSON.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ extern "C"
 /* project version */
 #define CJSON_VERSION_MAJOR 1
 #define CJSON_VERSION_MINOR 7
-#define CJSON_VERSION_PATCH 1
+#define CJSON_VERSION_PATCH 2
 
 #include <stddef.h>