diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index d026f061..905c052d 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 author = 'The PySPEDAS Community'
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = '1.7.0'
+release = '1.7.1'
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f46cddd7..7214a4ef 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "pyspedas"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.7.1"
 description = "Python Space Physics Environment Data Analysis Software (pySPEDAS)"
 readme = {file = "README.md", content-type = "text/markdown"}
 requires-python = ">=3.9"