diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 9a960a82184..593116a7c78 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -565,6 +565,36 @@ Contrib
    Move /contrib/pg_controldata, pg_resetxlog into main tree (Bruce)
    Fixes to /contrib/cube (Bruno Wolff)
    Improve /contrib/fulltextindex (Christopher)
+     _________________________________________________________________
+
+                               Release 7.2.4
+
+     Release date: 2003-01-30
+
+   This  has  a  variety  of fixes from 7.2.3, including fixes to prevent
+   possible data loss.
+     _________________________________________________________________
+
+                         Migration to version 7.2.4
+
+   A dump/restore is *not* required for those running 7.2.X.
+     _________________________________________________________________
+
+                                  Changes
+
+   Fix some additional cases of VACUUM "No one parent tuple was found"
+	error
+   Prevent VACUUM from being called inside a function  (Bruce)
+   Ensure pg_clog updates are sync'd to disk before marking checkpoint
+	complete
+   Avoid integer overflow during large hash joins
+   Make GROUP commands work when pg_group.grolist is large enough
+	to be toasted
+   Fix errors in datetime tables; some timezone names weren't being
+	recognized
+   Fix integer overflows in circle_poly(), path_encode(), path_add()
+	(Neil)
+   Repair long-standing logic errors in lseg_eq(), lseg_ne(), lseg_center()
      _________________________________________________________________
 
                                Release 7.2.3
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml
index 2f1049868ed..b1e41358e96 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.163.2.8 2003/01/11 21:03:21 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.163.2.9 2003/01/29 22:13:56 tgl Exp $
 -->
 
 <appendix id="release">
@@ -772,6 +772,48 @@ Improve /contrib/fulltextindex (Christopher)
  </sect1>
 
 
+  <sect1 id="release-7-2-4">
+   <title>Release 7.2.4</title>
+
+   <note>
+   <title>Release date</title>
+   <simpara>2003-01-30</simpara>
+   </note>
+
+   <para>
+    This has a variety of fixes from 7.2.3, including fixes to prevent
+    possible data loss.
+   </para>
+
+
+   <sect2>
+    <title>Migration to version 7.2.4</title>
+
+    <para>
+     A dump/restore is <emphasis>not</emphasis> required for those running
+     7.2.X.
+    </para>
+   </sect2>
+
+   <sect2>
+    <title>Changes</title>
+
+    <para>
+<literallayout>
+Fix some additional cases of VACUUM "No one parent tuple was found" error
+Prevent VACUUM from being called inside a function  (Bruce)
+Ensure pg_clog updates are sync'd to disk before marking checkpoint complete
+Avoid integer overflow during large hash joins
+Make GROUP commands work when pg_group.grolist is large enough to be toasted
+Fix errors in datetime tables; some timezone names weren't being recognized
+Fix integer overflows in circle_poly(), path_encode(), path_add()  (Neil)
+Repair long-standing logic errors in lseg_eq(), lseg_ne(), lseg_center()
+</literallayout>
+    </para>
+   </sect2>
+  </sect1>
+
+
   <sect1 id="release-7-2-3">
    <title>Release 7.2.3</title>