Release 7.2.0 - May 2024

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Status of Bazel 7.2.0

• Expected first release candidate date: 2024-05-15
• Expected release date: 2024-05-22
• List of release blockers

To report a release-blocking bug, please add a comment with the text @bazel-io flag to the issue. A release manager will triage it and add it to the milestone.

Note: the release-7.2.0 branch will be created on March 25th, 2024.

Task list:

• Create release candidate
• Check downstream projects
• Create draft release announcement
• Push the release and notify package maintainers
• Update the documentation
• Update the release page