diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index d6868a9027..bace82cb18 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+7.2.0-rc1.14 | 2025-05-07 14:11:04 -0700
+
+  * Fix Broker metrics naming bugs that snuck in w/ last-minute renaming [skip ci] (Christian Kreibich, Corelight)
+
+    (cherry picked from commit 507974a1d80442f5d5b2e7c5f4d3c45d44752d76)
+
 7.2.0-rc1.13 | 2025-05-07 10:32:36 -0700
 
   * Fix policy/protocols/conn/failed-service-logging.zeek (Johanna Amann, Corelight)
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 63cb8eca15..4aa0840034 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ New Functionality
   metrics are available to understand the health of each peering's buffer,
   regardless of the overflow policy active. These are:
 
-  - zeek_broker_peer_buffer_levels: a gauge of the current buffer fill level,
+  - zeek_broker_peer_buffer_messages: a gauge of the current buffer fill level,
 
-  - zeek_broker_peer_buffer_recent_max_levels: a gauge that tracks the maximum
+  - zeek_broker_peer_buffer_recent_max_messages: a gauge that tracks the maximum
     buffer fill level seen over the last ``Broker::buffer_stats_reset_interval`.
 
   - zeek_broker_peer_buffer_overflows_total: a counter that tracks the number
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 03fe51a7b2..fd11253d71 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.2.0-rc1.13
+7.2.0-rc1.14