diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index 0638986..963dbab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v5
diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c89104e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+1.7.2 (2026-05-05)
+==================
+* Fix unicode decoding bug in CASClientV1
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index c1fcd9f..3248a66 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
-Python CAS
+python-cas
 ==========
-
+.. image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/python-cas.svg
+    :target: https://pypi.org/project/python-cas/
 .. image:: https://github.com/python-cas/python-cas/actions/workflows/CI.yml/badge.svg
     :target: https://github.com/python-cas/python-cas/actions/workflows/CI.yml
 
-``Python CAS`` implements CAS protocol (Central Authentication Service) client.
+python-cas implements a CAS protocol (Central Authentication Service) client.
 
-This project was started by refactoring out **CASClient** classes from the
+This project was started by refactoring **CASClient** classes out of the
 `django-cas-ng`_ project.
 
-Now **CASClient** can be used by any python project,
-e.g. Django, Pyramid, Flask, Sanic, FastAPI, Tornado, web2py etc.
-
 Features
 --------
 
@@ -47,8 +45,6 @@ Install from source code::
 Testing
 -------
 
-Every code commit triggers a **travis-ci** build. checkout current build status at https://travis-ci.org/python-cas/python-cas
-
 Testing is managed by ``pytest`` and ``tox``.
 Before run install, you need install required packages for testing::
 
@@ -65,7 +61,7 @@ To run all testing on all enviroments locally::
     tox
 
 
-Contribution
+Contributing
 ------------
 
 Contributions are welcome!
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index a3ea1ab..c730072 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -89,3 +89,7 @@ here. For additional detail, read the complete `commit history`_.
 **python-cas 1.7.1** ``[2025-11-05]``
 
 * Removed dependency on package: six
+
+**python-cas 1.7.2** ``[2026-05-05]``
+
+* Fix unicode decoding bug in CASClientV1
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 7e3c9ca..05256c1 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '1.7'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '1.7.1'
+release = '1.7.2'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1beceb9..e3a7a62 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14',
         'Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP',
     ],
     python_requires=">=3.10",
@@ -35,9 +36,10 @@
     keywords=['cas', 'cas2', 'cas3', 'client', 'sso', 'single sign-on', 'authentication', 'auth'],
     license='MIT',
     long_description=readme,
+    long_description_content_type='text/x-rst',
     name='python-cas',
     py_modules=['cas'],
     url='https://github.com/python-cas/python-cas',
     download_url ='https://github.com/python-cas/python-cas/releases',
-    version='1.7.1',
+    version='1.7.2',
 )