diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 1cfeff6..934224e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -86,10 +86,11 @@ jobs:
         commit_user_name: Adobe CAI Team
         commit_user_email: noreply@adobe.com
 
-    - name: Ensure semantic versioning requirements are met
-      uses: obi1kenobi/cargo-semver-checks-action@v2
-      with:
-        package: xmp_toolkit
+    # TEMPORARY: Disable since we can no longer build 1.7.0.
+    # - name: Ensure semantic versioning requirements are met
+    #   uses: obi1kenobi/cargo-semver-checks-action@v2
+    #   with:
+    #     package: xmp_toolkit
 
     - name: Create release
       uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e0c983a..8e34062 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,23 +6,6 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org), except that 
 
 Do not manually edit this file. It will be automatically updated when a new release is published.
 
-## 1.7.1
-_21 February 2024_
-
-* Prepare 1.7.1 release
-* Emergency patch: cc 1.0.86 (just released) breaks xmp_toolkit_rs when used in downstream `cargo install` ([#194](https://github.com/adobe/xmp-toolkit-rs/pull/194))
-* [IGNORE] Fix reference to C++ XMP Toolkit to point to December 2023 ([#192](https://github.com/adobe/xmp-toolkit-rs/pull/192))
-* Silence new C++ build warning on MacOS ([#191](https://github.com/adobe/xmp-toolkit-rs/pull/191))
-* [IGNORE] Fix a typo in API documentation ([#190](https://github.com/adobe/xmp-toolkit-rs/pull/190))
-
-## 1.7.1
-_21 February 2024_
-
-* Emergency patch: cc 1.0.86 (just released) breaks xmp_toolkit_rs when used in downstream `cargo install` ([#194](https://github.com/adobe/xmp-toolkit-rs/pull/194))
-* [IGNORE] Fix reference to C++ XMP Toolkit to point to December 2023 ([#192](https://github.com/adobe/xmp-toolkit-rs/pull/192))
-* Silence new C++ build warning on MacOS ([#191](https://github.com/adobe/xmp-toolkit-rs/pull/191))
-* [IGNORE] Fix a typo in API documentation ([#190](https://github.com/adobe/xmp-toolkit-rs/pull/190))
-
 ## 1.7.0
 _15 January 2024_