diff --git a/netlify.toml b/netlify.toml
index 3b536c873c..37112b4d5d 100644
--- a/netlify.toml
+++ b/netlify.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 [build.environment]
   HUGO_THEME = "repo"
   HUGO_THEMESDIR = "/opt/build"
-  HUGO_VERSION = "0.66.0"
+  HUGO_VERSION = "0.72.0"
 
 [context.production.environment]
   HUGO_BASEURL = "https://learn.netlify.com/"