diff --git a/octave/octave-statistics/Portfile b/octave/octave-statistics/Portfile
index 64954861c934a..888a01355256f 100644
--- a/octave/octave-statistics/Portfile
+++ b/octave/octave-statistics/Portfile
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 PortSystem          1.0
 PortGroup           octave 1.0
 
-octave.setup        github gnu-octave statistics 1.7.1 release-
+octave.setup        github gnu-octave statistics 1.7.2 release-
 revision            0
 license             GPL-3+ public-domain
 maintainers         {mps @Schamschula} openmaintainer
 description         Additional statistics functions for Octave.
 long_description    {*}${description}
 
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