diff --git a/docs/Release.md b/docs/Release.md
index d4b01495af..4c4c5d82af 100644
--- a/docs/Release.md
+++ b/docs/Release.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Increment version in `package.json`.
 
 ## Commit, tag, and push tag
 
-    VERSION="0.6.6"
+    VERSION="0.7.0"
     git ci -a -m "bump to ${VERSION}"
     git push
     git tag ${VERSION} -m "tagging ${VERSION}"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9ab6053139..5f79c9f5c3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "url"           : "http://github.com/mapnik/node-mapnik",
   "homepage"      : "http://mapnik.org",
   "author"        : "Dane Springmeyer <dane@dbsgeo.com> (mapnik.org)",
-  "version"       : "0.7.0",
+  "version"       : "0.7.1",
   "main"          : "./lib/mapnik.js",
   "bugs"          : {
     "email" : "dane@dbsgeo.com",