diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 257cd6f86c..635150964a 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ author = u'The Zulip Team'
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '1.7'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '1.7.0'
+release = '1.7.1'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index b8023b2986..6d583d7d02 100644
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-ZULIP_VERSION = "1.7.0"
+ZULIP_VERSION = "1.7.1"
 PROVISION_VERSION = '10.7'