diff --git a/config/releases/7.1.0-RC.1.md b/config/releases/7.1.0.md
similarity index 91%
rename from config/releases/7.1.0-RC.1.md
rename to config/releases/7.1.0.md
index cb5746110..c5de15562 100644
--- a/config/releases/7.1.0-RC.1.md
+++ b/config/releases/7.1.0.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 version_major: 7
 version_minor: 1
 version_patch: 0
-version_pre: RC.1
+version_pre: null
 ---
 
 ### admin
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ version_pre: RC.1
 
 - feat: add new setting public_image_caching_enabled
 - fix: tables in binary dumps; use UTC for sql dumps
+- chore: exclude user images from auditing
 
 ### deploy
 
diff --git a/dev/release-env.sh b/dev/release-env.sh
index 7f294afce..f21397859 100644
--- a/dev/release-env.sh
+++ b/dev/release-env.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 export DEV_INITIALS=mk
 export RELEASE_MAJOR_MINOR=7.1
 export RELEASE_PATCH=0
-export RELEASE_PRE='-RC.1' # e.g. '-RC.1'; or '' for stable release
+export RELEASE_PRE='' # e.g. '-RC.1'; or '' for stable release
 export VERSION_PREFIX='' # for madek its 'v' 
 
 export RELEASE_MAIN="${RELEASE_MAJOR_MINOR}.${RELEASE_PATCH}"