diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1a3c5710..18055817 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 # this defines the CORE version number, must be static for AC_INIT
-AC_INIT(core, 7.2.0)
+AC_INIT(core, 7.2.1)
 
 # autoconf and automake initialization
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([netns/version.h.in])
diff --git a/daemon/pyproject.toml b/daemon/pyproject.toml
index 7d1db354..656b92da 100644
--- a/daemon/pyproject.toml
+++ b/daemon/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "core"
-version = "7.2.0"
+version = "7.2.1"
 description = "CORE Common Open Research Emulator"
 authors = ["Boeing Research and Technology"]
 license = "BSD-2-Clause"
diff --git a/docs/install.md b/docs/install.md
index 0e7425b7..26203b39 100644
--- a/docs/install.md
+++ b/docs/install.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ CORE provides a script to help automate the installation of dependencies,
 build and install, and either generate a CORE specific python virtual environment
 or build and install a python wheel.
 
+> **WARNING:** if Docker is installed, the default iptable rules will block CORE traffic
+
 ### Tools Used
 The following tools will be leveraged during installation: