diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/version.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/version.sgml
index 017c2e31aa3..1496f1f340e 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/version.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/version.sgml
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ documentation.  In text, use for example &version; to refer to them.
 -->
 
 <!entity version "7.2.1">
-<!entity majorversion "7.2.1">
+<!entity majorversion "7.2">
diff --git a/src/tools/RELEASE_CHANGES b/src/tools/RELEASE_CHANGES
index 44487c4d10c..bae4d3ee2c0 100644
--- a/src/tools/RELEASE_CHANGES
+++ b/src/tools/RELEASE_CHANGES
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 * Version numbers
     configure.in and configure
-    doc/src/sgml/version.sgml
+    update doc/src/sgml/version.sgml
     bump interface version numbers
     update src/interfaces/libpq/libpq.rc
     update src/interfaces/libpq++/libpq++dll.rc