Merge pull request #784 from fluxcd/release-1.7.2

Release v1.7.2

Author: matheuscscp

CHANGELOG.md

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 All notable changes to this project are documented in this file.
 
+## 1.7.2
+
+**Release date:** 2025-10-06
+
+This release includes flux2 [v2.7.1](https://github.com/fluxcd/flux2/releases/tag/v2.7.1).
+
+Please follow the [Upgrade Procedure for Flux v2.7+](https://github.com/fluxcd/flux2/discussions/5572)
+for a smooth upgrade from Flux v2.6 to the latest version.
+
 ## 1.7.1
 
 **Release date:** 2025-09-30