bump the VERSION
bump the version in the docs
open the changelog for the next release
prepare ANNOUNCE.rst for the next release
fix minor kink in changelog
Merge branch 'post_0.7.2_release'

* post_0.7.2_release:
  fix minor kink in changelog
  prepare ANNOUNCE.rst for the next release
  open the changelog for the next release
  bump the version in the docs
  bump the VERSION