version bump for release
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ae1f2ef..9ab265e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   endif()
 endforeach()
 
-project (benchmark VERSION 1.7.0 LANGUAGES CXX)
+project (benchmark VERSION 1.7.1 LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 option(BENCHMARK_ENABLE_TESTING "Enable testing of the benchmark library." ON)
 option(BENCHMARK_ENABLE_EXCEPTIONS "Enable the use of exceptions in the benchmark library." ON)
diff --git a/bindings/python/google_benchmark/__init__.py b/bindings/python/google_benchmark/__init__.py
index 3dfabfb..10f5d5d 100644
--- a/bindings/python/google_benchmark/__init__.py
+++ b/bindings/python/google_benchmark/__init__.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     "State",
 ]
 
-__version__ = "1.7.0"
+__version__ = "1.7.1"
 
 
 class __OptionMaker: