dmux · Aug 21, 2026 · Aug 21, 2026
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,23 @@ project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 Per-feature design rationale and known limitations live in [FEATURES.md](FEATURES.md);
 this file records what changed between releases.
 
+## [1.7.2] — 2026-08-21
+
+Dependency fix. No behaviour changes.
+
+### Added
+
+- **`pytz` is now a declared runtime dependency.** minilake's own modules use the
+  standard library (`datetime.timezone` in `tls.py`, `services/files.py`,
+  `services/saved_queries.py`), but code running against an install — notebooks and
+  scripts handling timezone-aware data — reaches for `pytz`, which nothing in the
+  dependency tree pulled in, so it simply was not there. `pip install minilake` now
+  brings it.
+
+  Note this covers the Python environment minilake itself is installed into. Job and
+  notebook containers run from their own images (`MINILAKE_SPARK_IMAGE` and
+  `Dockerfile.notebook`) and do not install the wheel, so they are unaffected.
+
 ## [1.7.1] — 2026-08-18
 
 Packaging fix. No runtime changes: the 1.7.0 wheel on PyPI is complete and correct,
@@ -134,6 +151,7 @@ server — all working and tested, with `MINILAKE_PERSIST` wired in.
 
 See [FEATURES.md](FEATURES.md) for the full per-feature status of this release.
 
+[1.7.2]: https://github.com/dmux/minilake/compare/v1.7.1...v1.7.2
 [1.7.1]: https://github.com/dmux/minilake/compare/v1.7.0...v1.7.1
 [1.7.0]: https://github.com/dmux/minilake/compare/v1.6.0...v1.7.0
 [1.6.0]: https://github.com/dmux/minilake/releases/tag/v1.6.0
diff --git a/FEATURES.md b/FEATURES.md
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 **minilake** is a local Databricks API emulator backed by DuckDB for real SQL execution. This document details all implemented features, APIs, and their current status.
 
-**Latest Update:** 2026-08-18
-**Version:** 1.7.1 — see [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) for what changed between releases
+**Latest Update:** 2026-08-21
+**Version:** 1.7.2 — see [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) for what changed between releases
 **Project Status:** Core SQL + UC (per-catalog isolation) + Jobs (real DAG scheduling) + Workspace + DBFS + Files + Secrets + Clusters + Permissions + real Spark/Delta execution all working and tested; `MINILAKE_PERSIST` is now actually wired in. See [Known Limitations](#known-limitations) for what's intentionally not built (this is a single-dev local tool, not a multi-tenant server)
 
 ---

diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "minilake"
-version = "1.7.1"
+version = "1.7.2"
 description = "A local Databricks API emulator backed by DuckDB."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "docker>=7.1",
     "pyarrow>=14.0",
     "cryptography>=42.0",
+    "pytz>=2024.1",
 ]
 
 # Keep this below `dependencies`: a `[table]` header ends the parent table, so anything

diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@
 
 <header class="hdr" id="hdr">
   <div class="wrap nav">
-    <a class="brand" href="#top"><img src="assets/minilake-logo.png" alt="" width="32" height="32" />MiniLake <span class="v">v1.7.1</span></a>
+    <a class="brand" href="#top"><img src="assets/minilake-logo.png" alt="" width="32" height="32" />MiniLake <span class="v">v1.7.2</span></a>
     <nav class="nav-links" id="navlinks">
       <a href="#features">Features</a>
       <a href="#code">Examples</a>

diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock