diff --git a/README-ubuntu1704.md b/README-ubuntu1704.md
index cb27ba165023a8456c7b433e44056d632d8af72f..e7a32752cacbcdf353b5e432b2fd21f7e32f2a3e 100644
--- a/README-ubuntu1704.md
+++ b/README-ubuntu1704.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ is assigned a new tag in this gitlab project.
 - All gitlab tags for Ubuntu 17.04 thus end with ".zesty" (just like
   tags for RedHat SLC6 or CC7 end with ".el6" or ".el7", respectively).
 - As an example, the gitlab tag for the latest release
-  heposlibs_7.2.0-1.zesty_amd64.deb is 7.2.0-1.zesty.
+  heposlibs_7.2.1-1.zesty_amd64.deb is 7.2.1-1.zesty.
 - You may **browse here all [tags](/../tags?search=zesty) of heposlibs
   for Ubuntu 17.04 (zesty).**
 
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ Currently, **only a 64-bit meta-deb
 with 64-bit package dependencies is built on Ubuntu.**
 Installing this meta-package will only pull in 64-bit dependencies.
 
-## Current release: 7.2.0-1.zesty
-<!-- Throughout this file, all occurrences of "7.2.0-1.zesty" are
+## Current release: 7.2.1-1.zesty
+<!-- Throughout this file, all occurrences of "7.2.1-1.zesty" are
 automatically replaced with the latest tag by the pkg.sh script -->
 
 The latest release of heposlibs for Ubuntu 17.04
-is [7.2.0-1.zesty](/../tree/7.2.0-1.zesty).
+is [7.2.1-1.zesty](/../tree/7.2.1-1.zesty).
 
 *NB: (pre-)release candidates with tags x.y.z-0.prc\* or x.y.z-0.rc\*
 are for internal use only and are not available for installation,
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ in spite of what may be written below.*
 ### Installation
 
 The 64-bit meta-package for the latest release
-7.2.0-1.zesty of heposlibs for Ubuntu 17.04 is available
-from the [downloads](/../tree/7.2.0-1.zesty/downloads) area
+7.2.1-1.zesty of heposlibs for Ubuntu 17.04 is available
+from the [downloads](/../tree/7.2.1-1.zesty/downloads) area
 of the gitlab repository for the corresponding gitlab tag.
 
-In the [workflow](/../tree/7.2.0-1.zesty/workflow.md) for this relase,
+In the [workflow](/../tree/7.2.1-1.zesty/workflow.md) for this relase,
 the meta-package was uploaded to the gitlab repository
 from the artifacts area of the gitlab CI job that created it.
 
@@ -77,18 +77,18 @@ To download the meta-deb using a direct link
 and install it on your system, simply execute the following:
 
 ```bash
-  wget https://gitlab.cern.ch/linuxsupport/rpms/HEP_OSlibs/raw/7.2.0-1.zesty/downloads/heposlibs_7.2.0-1.zesty_amd64.deb
-  sudo apt-get install ./heposlibs_7.2.0-1.zesty_amd64.deb  
+  wget https://gitlab.cern.ch/linuxsupport/rpms/HEP_OSlibs/raw/7.2.1-1.zesty/downloads/heposlibs_7.2.1-1.zesty_amd64.deb
+  sudo apt-get install ./heposlibs_7.2.1-1.zesty_amd64.deb  
 ```
 
 ### Contents
 
 The direct dependencies for the latest
-release 7.2.0-1.zesty of heposlibs for Ubuntu 17.04
+release 7.2.1-1.zesty of heposlibs for Ubuntu 17.04
 are declared in the corresponding Debian control file,
 which is available in gitlab:
 - the Debian control file used to build the package: <br/>
-  see [heposlibs.ctl](/../blob/7.2.0-1.zesty/heposlibs.ctl)
+  see [heposlibs.ctl](/../blob/7.2.1-1.zesty/heposlibs.ctl)
 
 Lists of direct and indirect dependencies have also been prepared
 while testing the meta-package in the gitlab CI,
@@ -96,29 +96,29 @@ on a system running a minimal Docker image of `ubuntu:zesty`.
 
 The following four dependency lists for this release are available in gitlab:
 - direct dependencies, as a list (from `apt-cache depends`): <br/>
-  see [heposlibs.amd64.dependencies-direct.txt](/../blob/7.2.0-1.zesty/dependencies/heposlibs.amd64.dependencies-direct.txt)
+  see [heposlibs.amd64.dependencies-direct.txt](/../blob/7.2.1-1.zesty/dependencies/heposlibs.amd64.dependencies-direct.txt)
 - recursive dependencies, as a list (from `apt-rdepends`): <br/>
-  see [heposlibs.amd64.dependencies-recursive-flat.txt](/../blob/7.2.0-1.zesty/dependencies/heposlibs.amd64.dependencies-recursive-flat.txt)
+  see [heposlibs.amd64.dependencies-recursive-flat.txt](/../blob/7.2.1-1.zesty/dependencies/heposlibs.amd64.dependencies-recursive-flat.txt)
 - installed packages, as a list (from `apt list --installed`,
   before and after installation): <br/>
-  see [heposlibs.amd64.dependencies-installed.txt](/../blob/7.2.0-1.zesty/dependencies/heposlibs.amd64.dependencies-installed.txt)
+  see [heposlibs.amd64.dependencies-installed.txt](/../blob/7.2.1-1.zesty/dependencies/heposlibs.amd64.dependencies-installed.txt)
 - installed packages, as a list, with sizes in kbytes
   (from `dpkg-query -Wf '${binary:Package} ${Installed-Size}\n'`,
   before and after installation): <br/>
-  see [heposlibs.amd64.dependencies-installed-size.txt](/../blob/7.2.0-1.zesty/dependencies/heposlibs.amd64.dependencies-installed-size.txt)
+  see [heposlibs.amd64.dependencies-installed-size.txt](/../blob/7.2.1-1.zesty/dependencies/heposlibs.amd64.dependencies-installed-size.txt)
 
 <!-- GITURL = https://gitlab.cern.ch/linuxsupport/rpms/HEP_OSlibs -- DO NOT DELETE! -->
 The four short dependency lists mentioned above,
 plus the following more detailed list, 
 are also available for download as gitlab CI
-[artifacts](https://gitlab.cern.ch/linuxsupport/rpms/HEP_OSlibs/builds/artifacts/7.2.0-1.zesty-testing/browse/build?job=deploy_job):
+[artifacts](https://gitlab.cern.ch/linuxsupport/rpms/HEP_OSlibs/builds/artifacts/7.2.1-1.zesty-testing/browse/build?job=deploy_job):
 - recursive dependencies, as a tree (from `apt-rdepends`): <br/>
-  download [heposlibs.amd64.dependencies-recursive-tree.txt](https://gitlab.cern.ch/linuxsupport/rpms/HEP_OSlibs/builds/artifacts/7.2.0-1.zesty-testing/raw/build/heposlibs.amd64.dependencies-recursive-tree.txt?job=deploy_job)
+  download [heposlibs.amd64.dependencies-recursive-tree.txt](https://gitlab.cern.ch/linuxsupport/rpms/HEP_OSlibs/builds/artifacts/7.2.1-1.zesty-testing/raw/build/heposlibs.amd64.dependencies-recursive-tree.txt?job=deploy_job)
 
 ### Changelog
 
-Read the changelog for release 7.2.0-1.zesty in the
-[changelog](/../blob/7.2.0-1.zesty/files/changelog)
+Read the changelog for release 7.2.1-1.zesty in the
+[changelog](/../blob/7.2.1-1.zesty/files/changelog)
 file.
 
 These are based on the upstream developments for CentOS7/el7