diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 588a4bd..8ec0ab4 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "docker-promote": "1.0.0",
   "java-build": "1.0.0",
   "propose-safe-multisig-tx": "1.1.2",
-  "publish-npm": "1.7.1",
+  "publish-npm": "1.7.2",
   "release-please": "2.2.1",
   "rust-build": "3.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/publish-npm/CHANGELOG.md b/publish-npm/CHANGELOG.md
index e438dcd..94fa628 100644
--- a/publish-npm/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/publish-npm/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.7.2](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/github-actions-workflows/compare/publish-npm-v1.7.1...publish-npm-v1.7.2) (2026-10-02)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **publish-npm:** fix shellcheck findings in npm scripts ([#165](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/github-actions-workflows/issues/165)) ([929ad08](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/github-actions-workflows/commit/929ad0892a16827ab429a7c78599195dabc81313))
+* update third-party GitHub Actions ([#167](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/github-actions-workflows/issues/167)) ([396fc60](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/github-actions-workflows/commit/396fc60de4f14227e21a68d470bab7dd4d9b14f4))
+
 ## [1.7.1](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/github-actions-workflows/compare/publish-npm-v1.7.0...publish-npm-v1.7.1) (2026-09-04)
 
 
diff --git a/publish-npm/version.txt b/publish-npm/version.txt
index 943f9cb..f8a696c 100644
--- a/publish-npm/version.txt
+++ b/publish-npm/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.7.1
+1.7.2