New release 2.7.1
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a88ddd0..4c5b89f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2.7.1
+- Bugfixes
+  - msvc build fixes (Alexander Usyskin)
+  - cleanup passwords after use (Alexander Usyskin)
+  - drop RANDFILE in owsmangencert.h (kkaempf)
+  - fix potential NULL pointer dereference (Alexander Usyskin)
+  - MinGW build enablement (Bastian Germann)
+
 2.7.0
 - API change
   - client_opt: expiry and hearbeat_interval are float (Alexander Usyskin)
diff --git a/VERSION.cmake b/VERSION.cmake
index a5ba7a7..1012309 100644
--- a/VERSION.cmake
+++ b/VERSION.cmake
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@
 #    set COMPATMINOR to MINOR. (binary incompatible change)
 #
 
-# Package version 2.7.0
+# Package version 2.7.1
 SET(OPENWSMAN_MAJOR "2")
 SET(OPENWSMAN_MINOR "7")
-SET(OPENWSMAN_PATCH "0")
+SET(OPENWSMAN_PATCH "1")
 
 # Plugin API 2.2
 SET(OPENWSMAN_PLUGIN_API_MAJOR "2")