diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 940aa53a..83800ff4 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+Changes in Version 1.7.1
+
+    This release has few changes, and should make for a smooth upgrade
+    from 1.7.0.
+
+    Features
+
+      * Add support for DecimalType
+
+    Bug Fixes
+
+      * Fix bad slice ends when using xget() with composite columns and a
+        column_finish parameter
+      * Fix bad documentation paths in debian packaging scripts
+
+    Other
+
+      * Add __version__ and __version_info__ attributes to the pycassa module
+
+
 Changes in Version 1.7.0
 
     This release has a few relatively large changes in it: a new connection
diff --git a/doc/changelog.rst b/doc/changelog.rst
index 4a596a44..c43052d9 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.rst
+++ b/doc/changelog.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,27 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+Changes in Version 1.7.1
+------------------------
+This release has few changes, and should make for a smooth upgrade
+from 1.7.0.
+
+Features
+~~~~~~~~
+- Add support for DecimalType: :class:`~.types.DecimalType`
+
+Bug Fixes
+~~~~~~~~~
+- Fix bad slice ends when using :meth:`~.ColumnFamily.xget()` with
+  composite columns and a `column_finish` parameter
+- Fix bad documentation paths in debian packaging scripts
+
+Other
+~~~~~
+- Add ``__version__`` and ``__version_info__`` attributes to the
+  :mod:`pycassa` module
+
+
 Changes in Version 1.7.0
 ------------------------
 This release has a few relatively large changes in it: a new
diff --git a/pycassa/__init__.py b/pycassa/__init__.py
index 67ce440c..9ddd6e2b 100644
--- a/pycassa/__init__.py
+++ b/pycassa/__init__.py
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
 
 from pycassa.logging.pycassa_logger import *
 
-__version_info__ = (1, 7, 0)
+__version_info__ = (1, 7, 1)
 __version__ = '.'.join(map(str, __version_info__))