diff --git a/routes/heartbeat.go b/routes/heartbeat.go
index 4fe965d..9de26de 100644
--- a/routes/heartbeat.go
+++ b/routes/heartbeat.go
@@ -55,5 +55,5 @@ func (h *HeartbeatHandler) ApiPost(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusCreated)
 }
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 081af9a..0a182f2 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.7.1
\ No newline at end of file
+1.7.2
\ No newline at end of file