diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-merge.yml
index c7e8d48fd1f..35a00dace9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-merge.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Nightly Merge
       uses: robotology/gh-action-nightly-merge@v1.3.3
       with:
-        stable_branch: 'yarp-3.6'
+        stable_branch: 'yarp-3.7'
         development_branch: 'master'
         allow_ff: false
         user_name: 'robotology-bot'
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ea0159215d6..04e1f055891 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ endif()
 # Main project
 project(
   YARP
-  VERSION 3.7.0
+  VERSION 3.7.1
   LANGUAGES C CXX
 )
 set(PROJECT_DESCRIPTION "YARP: A thin middleware for humanoid robots and more")
diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING
index e36395445ed..733716d81d2 100644
--- a/COPYING
+++ b/COPYING
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ The list of committers in the YARP repository (ordered by number of commit) is:
   YARP Developers
   Damiano Enerli
   Andrea Ruzzenenti
-  Alessandro Scalzo
   Silvio Traversaro
+  Alessandro Scalzo
   Elena Ceseracciu
   Francesco Romano
   Stefano Bernagozzi
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ The list of committers in the YARP repository (ordered by number of commit) is:
   Bertrand Higy
   David-Estevez
   Francesco Giovannini
+  robotology-bot (Tag Repository Action)
   Arren Glover
   Bruno Nery
   Davide Pollarolo
@@ -186,7 +187,6 @@ The list of committers in the YARP repository (ordered by number of commit) is:
   Simone
   Vítor Galvão
   Zero King
-  robotology-bot (Tag Repository Action)
 
 The list of copyright holders for YARP is:
   Copyright (C) 1995, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
diff --git a/doc/download.dox b/doc/download.dox
index 65b536831de..e5a7e9588f9 100644
--- a/doc/download.dox
+++ b/doc/download.dox
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 Latest YARP release is:
 
- + \ref v3_7_0
+ + \ref v3_7_1
 
 \section download_source_code Source Code
 
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ Previous versions are hosted on [GitHub](https://github.com/robotology/yarp/rele
 
 __Previous releases version and dates__:
 
+ + \ref v3_7_0
  + \ref v3_6_0
  + \ref v3_5_1
  + \ref v3_5_0
diff --git a/doc/release/yarp_3_7.md b/doc/release/v3_7_1.md
similarity index 58%
rename from doc/release/yarp_3_7.md
rename to doc/release/v3_7_1.md
index 8dda386d218..a35046dc0c5 100644
--- a/doc/release/yarp_3_7.md
+++ b/doc/release/v3_7_1.md
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-YARP <yarp-3.7> (UNRELEASED)                                         {#yarp_3_7}
-============================
+YARP 3.7.1 (2022-06-21)                                                {#v3_7_1}
+=======================
 
 [TOC]
 
-YARP <yarp-3.7> Release Notes
-=============================
+YARP 3.7.1 Release Notes
+========================
 
 
 A (partial) list of bug fixed and issues resolved in this release can be found
-[here](https://github.com/robotology/yarp/issues?q=label%3A%22Fixed+in%3A+YARP+yarp-3.7%22).
+[here](https://github.com/robotology/yarp/issues?q=label%3A%22Fixed+in%3A+YARP+v3.7.1%22).
 
 Bug Fixes
 ---------
@@ -37,3 +37,17 @@ Bug Fixes
 available robot parts to a custom position
 
 
+
+Contributors
+------------
+
+This is a list of people that contributed to this release (generated from the
+git history using `git shortlog -ens --no-merges v3.7.0..v3.7.1`):
+
+```
+     8	Marco Randazzo <marco.randazzo@iit.it>
+     5	Silvio Traversaro <silvio.traversaro@iit.it>
+     2	robotology-bot (Tag Repository Action) <robotology@iit.it>
+     1	Ettore Landini <ettore.landini@iit.it>
+     1	Ugo Pattacini <ugo.pattacini@iit.it>
+```
diff --git a/doc/releases.md b/doc/releases.md
index ec727fa1154..df1d1591a5c 100644
--- a/doc/releases.md
+++ b/doc/releases.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ This page lists the main changes introduced in YARP at each release.
 
 
 ## YARP 3.7 Series                                            {#yarp_3_7_series}
-* \subpage yarp_3_7
+* \subpage v3_7_1
 * \subpage v3_7_0
 ## YARP 3.6 Series                                            {#yarp_3_6_series}
 * \subpage yarp_3_6