diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 527ee8411c..61914b149d 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+7.2.0-3 | 2025-05-19 09:26:16 -0700
+
+  * Include cstdint header to support uint8_t/uint64_t in GCC 15+ (i2z1)
+
+    (cherry picked from commit 60efc7741dda72766123dd4a1aef9d9487f05fc2)
+
 7.2.0-2 | 2025-05-19 09:23:58 -0700
 
   * fix for ZAM optimization when an aggregate is modified inside of a loop (Vern Paxson, Corelight)
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index c3602709aa..3a72411f79 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ This document summarizes the most important changes in the current Zeek
 release. For an exhaustive list of changes, see the ``CHANGES`` file
 (note that submodules, such as Broker, come with their own ``CHANGES``.)
 
+Zeek 7.2.1
+==========
+
+We would like to thank Ivan Navi (@i2z1) for their contribution to this release.
+
 Zeek 7.2.0
 ==========
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index d3bb868b32..56788e985d 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.2.0-2
+7.2.0-3
diff --git a/src/cluster/websocket/WebSocket.h b/src/cluster/websocket/WebSocket.h
index 296c9a731d..685c16b077 100644
--- a/src/cluster/websocket/WebSocket.h
+++ b/src/cluster/websocket/WebSocket.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <cstdint>
 #include <list>
 #include <map>
 #include <memory>