diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d5e1d5e31..780270e4f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+# [7.2.0](https://github.com/forcedotcom/sfdx-core/compare/7.1.0...7.2.0) (2024-04-10)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* export envVars top-level ([0ed5e69](https://github.com/forcedotcom/sfdx-core/commit/0ed5e694eca8653d34c91a8c97e9e950555b2a02))
+
+
+
 # [7.1.0](https://github.com/forcedotcom/sfdx-core/compare/7.0.0...7.1.0) (2024-04-10)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2abb71093..05c2bafc0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@salesforce/core",
-  "version": "7.1.0",
+  "version": "7.2.0",
   "description": "Core libraries to interact with SFDX projects, orgs, and APIs.",
   "main": "lib/index",
   "types": "lib/index.d.ts",