diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 9e002e98d9..5518a2ead8 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.72.0"
+  ".": "0.72.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 966339e032..d9041f01c5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [0.72.1](https://github.com/zachowj/node-red-contrib-home-assistant-websocket/compare/v0.72.0...v0.72.1) (2024-09-12)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* ensure comms throttle works as intended ([4065746](https://github.com/zachowj/node-red-contrib-home-assistant-websocket/commit/40657466feef85588bfbd531ebcb3da789bebb82))
+
 ## [0.72.0](https://github.com/zachowj/node-red-contrib-home-assistant-websocket/compare/v0.71.0...v0.72.0) (2024-09-11)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 93bedccad9..ca4d371ca5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "node-red-contrib-home-assistant-websocket",
   "description": "Node-RED integration with Home Assistant through websocket and REST API",
-  "version": "0.72.0",
+  "version": "0.72.1",
   "homepage": "https://zachowj.github.io/node-red-contrib-home-assistant-websocket/",
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/zachowj/node-red-contrib-home-assistant-websocket/issues"
diff --git a/src/version.ts b/src/version.ts
index be33783851..faeb62faed 100644
--- a/src/version.ts
+++ b/src/version.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export default '0.72.0'; // x-release-please-version
+export default '0.72.1'; // x-release-please-version