diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 067741c7..ad85b3b9 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.7.0
+current_version = 1.7.1
 commit = True
 message = 
 	Prepare for {new_version} release
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
index 0175d83b..171b08b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
@@ -487,9 +487,9 @@ jobs:
           mv dist/*-wheels/*.whl dist/
           rmdir dist/{sdist,*-wheels}
           ls -R dist
-      - name: Avoid publishing Python 3.15 wheels
+      - name: Avoid publishing Python 3.16 wheels as its ABI is not yet frozen
         run: |
-          rm -f dist/*cp315*
+          rm -f dist/*cp316*
           ls -R dist
       - uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@cef221092ed1bacb1cc03d23a2d87d1d172e277b # v1.14.0
         with:
diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index a1b7c2b5..1dc3af62 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,27 @@ Changelog
 
 .. towncrier release notes start
 
+pystack 1.7.1 (2026-08-07)
+--------------------------
+
+Features
+~~~~~~~~
+
+- Wheels for Python 3.15 are now published. (#342)
+
+Bug Fixes
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+- Our locating of the ``_PyRuntime`` symbol has been made more robust. (#336)
+- An incompatibility with Python 3.15 introduced in 3.15.0b4 has been fixed. (#337)
+
+Miscellaneous
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+- We now publish ``abi3`` wheels for Python 3.12 and later. (#331)
+- Release builds of PyStack are now built with LTO (Link Time Optimization) enabled. (#330)
+- Editable installs of PyStack are now built with ``-Og`` (optimizations suitable for debugging) enabled. (#330)
+
 pystack 1.7.0 (2026-07-09)
 --------------------------
 
diff --git a/src/pystack/_version.py b/src/pystack/_version.py
index 14d9d2f5..3c1e9cbd 100644
--- a/src/pystack/_version.py
+++ b/src/pystack/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.7.0"
+__version__ = "1.7.1"