diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 227b864..43c5513 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## version 7.2.0-SNAPSHOT
 *Released*: TBD
-* 
+* Explicit "+" sort direction
 
 ## version 7.1.0
 *Released*: 22 December 2025
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 95153ca..47b3f2c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ repositories {
 
 group = "org.labkey.api"
 
-version = "7.2.0-SNAPSHOT"
+version = "7.2.0-SortDirection-SNAPSHOT"
 
 dependencies {
     api "org.json:json:${jsonObjectVersion}"
diff --git a/src/org/labkey/remoteapi/query/Sort.java b/src/org/labkey/remoteapi/query/Sort.java
index eb2ab73..679a482 100644
--- a/src/org/labkey/remoteapi/query/Sort.java
+++ b/src/org/labkey/remoteapi/query/Sort.java
@@ -96,6 +96,6 @@ public static String getSortQueryStringParam(List<Sort> sorts)
      */
     public String toQueryStringParam()
     {
-        return (getDirection() == Sort.Direction.DESCENDING ? "-" : "") + getColumnName();
+        return (getDirection() == Sort.Direction.DESCENDING ? "-" : "+") + getColumnName();
     }
 }