diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fd4181216..8bc0ff897 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     "express",
     "DTrace"
   ],
-  "version": "7.0.0",
+  "version": "7.1.0",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git://github.com/restify/node-restify.git"