diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 6cf1bbb..48e0fcb 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+0.7.1 - 10 January 2019
+-----------------------
+* restrict install to Python >= 3.4
+
 0.7.0 - 10 January 2019
 -----------------------
 * drop Python 2 compatibility & legacy code
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 23c2c40..9a9dc55 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '0.7'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '0.7.0'
+release = '0.7.1'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0ce71bd..0b81d4d 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@
         long_description = readme.read()
 
     setup(name="jellyfish",
-          version="0.7.0",
+          version="0.7.1",
+          python_requires=">3.4",
           platforms=["any"],
           description=("a library for doing approximate and "
                        "phonetic matching of strings."),