diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ecf00bd25..5f9a7b699 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,16 +2,24 @@
 
 ## master (unreleased)
 
+### New Features
+
+### Changes
+
+### Bugs Fixed
+
+## 7.2.1 (2021-05-11)
+
 ### New Features
 
   * [#469](https://github.com/toptal/chewy/issues/469): Add ability to output the progressbar with `ENV['PROGRESS']` during `reset` rake tasks ([@Vitalina-Vakulchyk][]):
     * for `rake chewy:reset` and `rake chewy:parallel:reset`
     * progressbar is hidden by default, set `ENV['PROGRESS']` to `true` to display it
 
-### Changes
-
 ### Bugs Fixed
 
+  * [#796](https://github.com/toptal/chewy/pull/796): Fix clear scroll: pass `scroll_id` in body, as passing in path parameters is deprecated and can overflow `http.max_initial_line_length` ([@rabotyaga][])
+
 ## 7.0.1 (2021-05-03)
 
 ### Changes
diff --git a/lib/chewy/search/scrolling.rb b/lib/chewy/search/scrolling.rb
index 685b1552a..6074b3252 100644
--- a/lib/chewy/search/scrolling.rb
+++ b/lib/chewy/search/scrolling.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def scroll_batches(batch_size: Request::DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, scroll: Request::DEF
           result = perform_scroll(scroll: scroll, scroll_id: scroll_id)
         end
       ensure
-        Chewy.client.clear_scroll(scroll_id: scroll_id) if scroll_id
+        Chewy.client.clear_scroll(body: {scroll_id: scroll_id}) if scroll_id
       end
 
       # @!method scroll_hits(batch_size: 1000, scroll: '1m')
diff --git a/lib/chewy/version.rb b/lib/chewy/version.rb
index cae11b3be..0074977ca 100644
--- a/lib/chewy/version.rb
+++ b/lib/chewy/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Chewy
-  VERSION = '7.2.0'.freeze
+  VERSION = '7.2.1'.freeze
 end
diff --git a/spec/chewy/search/scrolling_spec.rb b/spec/chewy/search/scrolling_spec.rb
index db714a43d..4dfe68941 100644
--- a/spec/chewy/search/scrolling_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/chewy/search/scrolling_spec.rb
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
       end
 
       it 'clears the scroll after completion' do
-        expect(Chewy.client).to receive(:clear_scroll).with(scroll_id: anything).once.and_call_original
+        expect(Chewy.client).to receive(:clear_scroll).with(body: {scroll_id: anything}).once.and_call_original
         request.scroll_batches(batch_size: 3) {}
       end