diff --git a/roles/9-local-addons/tasks/main.yml b/roles/9-local-addons/tasks/main.yml
index b65585dede..f940344b9f 100644
--- a/roles/9-local-addons/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/9-local-addons/tasks/main.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@
     name: calibre-web
   when: calibreweb_install
 
+- name: Record IIAB_REVISION
+  lineinfile:
+    path: "{{ iiab_env_file }}"
+    regexp: '^IIAB_REVISION=*'
+    line: 'IIAB_REVISION={{ iiab_revision }}'
+
 - name: Recording STAGE 9 HAS COMPLETED ====================
   lineinfile:
     path: "{{ iiab_env_file }}"
diff --git a/vars/default_vars.yml b/vars/default_vars.yml
index 3afc1edb11..0d25a5c0c1 100644
--- a/vars/default_vars.yml
+++ b/vars/default_vars.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 # IIAB (PRE-)release version number, for {{ iiab_env_file }}
 iiab_base_ver: 7.2
-iiab_revision: 0
+iiab_revision: 1
 
 iiab_etc_path: /etc/iiab