diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index 826ca4f0a3..f265971e64 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -49,16 +49,11 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
       with:
         command: fetch
-    - name: cargo publish check lychee-lib
-      uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-      with:
-        command: publish
-        args: --dry-run --manifest-path lychee-lib/Cargo.toml
-    - name: cargo publish check lychee
-      uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+    - uses: actions-rs/install@v0.1
       with:
-        command: publish
-        args: --dry-run --manifest-path lychee-bin/Cargo.toml
+        crate: cargo-publish-all
+        version: latest
+    - run: cargo-publish-all --dry-run
 
   publish:
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 31eb9cb756..9d3c2b7778 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lychee"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.7.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "assert_cmd",
@@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lychee-lib"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.7.1"
 dependencies = [
  "check-if-email-exists",
  "deadpool",
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f6a951d03e..3b50a8cdea 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ OPTIONS:
     -T, --threads <threads>                    Number of threads to utilize. Defaults to number of cores available to
                                                the system
     -t, --timeout <timeout>                    Website timeout from connect to response finished [default: 20]
-    -u, --user-agent <user-agent>              User agent [default: lychee/0.7.0]
+    -u, --user-agent <user-agent>              User agent [default: lychee/0.7.1]
 
 ARGS:
     <inputs>...    The inputs (where to get links to check from). These can be: files (e.g. `README.md`), file globs
@@ -294,6 +294,15 @@ Try one of these links to get started:
 - [good first issues](https://github.com/lycheeverse/lychee/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22)
 - [help wanted](https://github.com/lycheeverse/lychee/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22help+wanted%22)
 
+Lychee is written in Rust. Install [rust-up](https://rustup.rs/) to get started. Begin my making sure the following commands succeed without errors.
+
+```bash
+cargo test # runs tests
+cargo clippy # lints code
+cargo install cargo-publish-all
+cargo-publish-all --dry-run --yes # dry run release
+```
+
 ## Troubleshooting and workarounds
 
 We collect a list of common workarounds for various websites in our [troubleshooting guide](./TROUBLESHOOTING.md).
diff --git a/examples/builder/Cargo.toml b/examples/builder/Cargo.toml
index 92b6bf16d0..3763f86926 100644
--- a/examples/builder/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/builder/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ name = "builder"
 path = "builder.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
-lychee-lib = { path = "../../lychee-lib" }
+lychee-lib = { path = "../../lychee-lib", version = "0.7.1" }
 tokio = { version = "1.6.0", features = ["full"] }
 regex = "1.4.6"
 http = "0.2.4"
diff --git a/examples/client_pool/Cargo.toml b/examples/client_pool/Cargo.toml
index 88c91f58b5..3e6c4e332b 100644
--- a/examples/client_pool/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/client_pool/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ name = "client_pool"
 path = "client_pool.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
-lychee-lib = { path = "../../lychee-lib" }
+lychee-lib = { path = "../../lychee-lib", version = "0.7.1" }
 tokio = { version = "1.6.0", features = ["full"] }
diff --git a/examples/collect_links/Cargo.toml b/examples/collect_links/Cargo.toml
index 53a85e6bfb..5401aa1947 100644
--- a/examples/collect_links/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/collect_links/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ name = "collect_links"
 path = "collect_links.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
-lychee-lib = { path = "../../lychee-lib" }
+lychee-lib = { path = "../../lychee-lib", version = "0.7.1" }
 tokio = { version = "1.6.0", features = ["full"] }
 regex = "1.4.6"
 http = "0.2.4"
diff --git a/examples/simple/Cargo.toml b/examples/simple/Cargo.toml
index 447cd223f4..90012c5389 100644
--- a/examples/simple/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/simple/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ name = "simple"
 path = "simple.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
-lychee-lib = { path = "../../lychee-lib" }
+lychee-lib = { path = "../../lychee-lib", version = "0.7.1" }
 tokio = { version = "1.6.0", features = ["full"] }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lychee-bin/Cargo.toml b/lychee-bin/Cargo.toml
index fb3d25ed9c..244a3b81f3 100644
--- a/lychee-bin/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lychee-bin/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ keywords = [
 ]
 license = "Apache-2.0/MIT"
 repository = "https://github.com/lycheeverse/lychee"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.7.1"
 
 [dependencies]
-lychee-lib = { path = "../lychee-lib", version = "0.7.0" }
+lychee-lib = { path = "../lychee-lib", version = "0.7.1" }
 anyhow = "1.0.40"
 console = "0.14.1"
 headers = "0.3.4"
diff --git a/lychee-lib/Cargo.toml b/lychee-lib/Cargo.toml
index 5abab26dfe..bfd5f478c2 100644
--- a/lychee-lib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lychee-lib/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ keywords = [
 ]
 license = "Apache-2.0/MIT"
 repository = "https://github.com/lycheeverse/lychee"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.7.1"
 
 [dependencies]
 check-if-email-exists = "0.8.21"