diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index eb0c51f..e102ad9 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "7.2.0"
+  ".": "7.2.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ca08794..e489f01 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [7.2.1](https://github.com/supabase-community/realtime-csharp/compare/v7.2.0...v7.2.1) (2026-07-15)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* lower Newtonsoft.Json minimum version to 13.0.2 ([#66](https://github.com/supabase-community/realtime-csharp/issues/66)) ([5d69eff](https://github.com/supabase-community/realtime-csharp/commit/5d69eff6fa54bee2e285f773e6a4c56935c772ba))
+
 ## [7.2.0](https://github.com/supabase-community/realtime-csharp/compare/v7.1.0...v7.2.0) (2025-05-13)
 
 
diff --git a/Realtime/Realtime.csproj b/Realtime/Realtime.csproj
index 59cc8ca..ea8e3ce 100644
--- a/Realtime/Realtime.csproj
+++ b/Realtime/Realtime.csproj
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
         <Summary>Realtime-csharp is written as a  client library for supabase/realtime.</Summary>
         <PackageTags>supabase, realtime, phoenix</PackageTags>
         <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
-        <PackageVersion>7.2.0</PackageVersion>
-        <ReleaseVersion>7.2.0</ReleaseVersion>
+        <PackageVersion>7.2.1</PackageVersion>
+        <ReleaseVersion>7.2.1</ReleaseVersion>
         <!-- x-release-please-end -->
         <GeneratePackageOnBuild>true</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
         <PackageIcon>icon.png</PackageIcon>
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Version)' == '' ">
-        <VersionPrefix Condition=" '$(VersionPrefix)' == '' ">7.2.0</VersionPrefix> <!-- x-release-please-version -->
+        <VersionPrefix Condition=" '$(VersionPrefix)' == '' ">7.2.1</VersionPrefix> <!-- x-release-please-version -->
         <VersionSuffix Condition=" '$(VersionSuffix)' == '' "></VersionSuffix>
         <Version Condition=" '$(VersionSuffix)' != '' ">$(VersionPrefix)-$(VersionSuffix)</Version>
         <Version Condition=" '$(Version)' == '' ">$(VersionPrefix)</Version>