diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 226c28b7b..695ad46b3 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Change log
 
+## 0.7.1
+
+* still learning the right release flow, this is a stable release
+
 ## 0.7.0b
 
 * still learning the right release flow
diff --git a/cpmpy/__init__.py b/cpmpy/__init__.py
index 60d2e4412..f6bb1b98f 100644
--- a/cpmpy/__init__.py
+++ b/cpmpy/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 # __version__ = "%d.%d.%d.%s" % VERSION if len(VERSION) == 4 else \
 #               "%d.%d.%d" % VERSION
-__version__ = "0.7.0b"
+__version__ = "0.7.1"
 
 from .expressions import *
 from .variables import *