diff --git a/docs/changes.rst b/docs/changes.rst
index 1148a842..bd6a4b1c 100644
--- a/docs/changes.rst
+++ b/docs/changes.rst
@@ -20,14 +20,10 @@ Change log
 ----------
 
 
-Version 1.7.1.dev1
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-Released: not yet
-
-**Incompatible changes:**
+Version 1.7.1
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-**Deprecations:**
+Released: 2023-07-03
 
 **Bug fixes:**
 
@@ -48,14 +44,6 @@ Released: not yet
 * Increased the minimum version of zhmcclient to 1.8.1 to pick up improvements
   for session management.
 
-**Cleanup:**
-
-**Known issues:**
-
-* See `list of open issues`_.
-
-.. _`list of open issues`: https://github.com/zhmcclient/zhmccli/issues
-
 
 Version 1.7.0
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/zhmccli/_version.py b/zhmccli/_version.py
index 0e5ce2cf..3b6035b4 100644
--- a/zhmccli/_version.py
+++ b/zhmccli/_version.py
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@
 #:
 #: * "M.N.U.dev1": A not yet released version M.N.U
 #: * "M.N.U": A released version M.N.U
-__version__ = '1.7.1.dev1'
+__version__ = '1.7.1'