diff --git a/Packages/Cartesian_kernel/version b/Packages/Cartesian_kernel/version
index 3555e3fdcc3..031ef6b4966 100644
--- a/Packages/Cartesian_kernel/version
+++ b/Packages/Cartesian_kernel/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.71 (20 Jan 2003)
+6.72 (22 Jan 2003)