diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 94ded19..4b5844f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+0.7.1
+---
+* Merged in PR #79
+* Merged in PR #80
+* Added message notifying user of the gpio set direction retry
+
 0.7.0
 ---
 * Added ability to specify GPIO only as a number, this doesn't work for PWM/SPWM/LRADC/SERVO
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 2e9a5f1..bf81da6 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,36 +1,43 @@
+chip-io (0.7.1-1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Merged PR#79 and#80
+  * Added logging to tell user of the 1 second sleep before retry on setting gpio direction
+
+ -- Robert Wolterman <robert.wolterman@gmail.com>  Sun, 12 Nov 2017 07:40:00 -0600
+
 chip-io (0.7.0-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
- * Added ability to specify GPIO only as a number, this doesn't work for PWM/SPWM/LRADC/SERVO
+  * Added ability to specify GPIO only as a number, this doesn't work for PWM/SPWM/LRADC/SERVO
 
  -- Robert Wolterman <robert.wolterman@gmail.com>  Wed, 13 Sep 2017 09:51:00 -0600
 
 chip-io (0.6.2-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
- * Implementation for number 77 ability to push up binary pypi
- * Implementation for number 75 wait for edge timeout
+  * Implementation for number 77 ability to push up binary pypi
+  * Implementation for number 75 wait for edge timeout
 
  -- Robert Wolterman <robert.wolterman@gmail.com>  Sun, 03 Sep 2017 21:34:00 -0600
 
 chip-io (0.6.1-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
- * Fixing implementation for #76
+  * Fixing implementation for #76
 
  -- Robert Wolterman <robert.wolterman@gmail.com>  Wed, 09 Aug 2017 23:09:00 -0600
 
 chip-io (0.6.0-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
- * Random comment cleanup
- * Implement fix for #76
- * API documentation added
- * Closing #74
+  * Random comment cleanup
+  * Implement fix for #76
+  * API documentation added
+  * Closing #74
 
  -- Robert Wolterman <robert.wolterman@gmail.com>  Wed, 09 Aug 2017 22:50:00 -0600
 
 chip-io (0.5.9-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
- * Merged PR#70 to enable the underlying C code to be used properly in C based code
- * Updated README to add missing pins on the CHIP Pro that are available as GPIO
- * Updated README to denote pins that are available for Edge Detection
+  * Merged PR#70 to enable the underlying C code to be used properly in C based code
+  * Updated README to add missing pins on the CHIP Pro that are available as GPIO
+  * Updated README to denote pins that are available for Edge Detection
 
  -- Robert Wolterman <robert.wolterman@gmail.com>  Tue, 08 Jun 2017 20:03:00 -0600
 
diff --git a/debian/files b/debian/files
index 432ccd0..736e56b 100644
--- a/debian/files
+++ b/debian/files
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-python-chip-io_0.7.0-1_armhf.deb python optional
-python3-chip-io_0.7.0-1_armhf.deb python optional
+python-chip-io_0.7.1-1_armhf.deb python optional
+python3-chip-io_0.7.1-1_armhf.deb python optional
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index fbe1ebc..d12ce01 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
                'Topic :: System :: Hardware']
 
 setup(name             = 'CHIP_IO',
-      version          = '0.7.0',
+      version          = '0.7.1',
       author           = 'Robert Wolterman',
       author_email     = 'robert.wolterman@gmail.com',
       description      = 'A module to control CHIP IO channels',
diff --git a/source/constants.c b/source/constants.c
index 7b8cdc6..3810f7e 100644
--- a/source/constants.c
+++ b/source/constants.c
@@ -85,6 +85,6 @@ void define_constants(PyObject *module)
    bcm = Py_BuildValue("i", BCM);
    PyModule_AddObject(module, "BCM", bcm);
 
-   version = Py_BuildValue("s", "0.7");
+   version = Py_BuildValue("s", "0.7.1");
    PyModule_AddObject(module, "VERSION", version);
 }
diff --git a/source/event_gpio.c b/source/event_gpio.c
index 8a792b3..9955719 100644
--- a/source/event_gpio.c
+++ b/source/event_gpio.c
@@ -385,10 +385,15 @@ int gpio_set_direction(int gpio, unsigned int in_flag)
     snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "/sys/class/gpio/gpio%d/direction", gpio); BUF2SMALL(filename);
 
     if ((fd = open(filename, O_WRONLY)) < 0) {
+        // NOTIFY THAT WE'RE GOING TO SLEEP AND RETRY
+        char err[256];
+        snprintf(err, sizeof(err), "gpio_set_direction: could not open '%s', sleeping for 1 second and retrying", filename);
+        add_error_msg(err);
         // if called as non-root, udev may need time to adjust file
         // permissions after setting up gpio
         sleep(1);
 
+        // TRY AGAIN AND IF THIS TIME FAILS, KICK OUT
         if ((fd = open(filename, O_WRONLY)) < 0) {
             char err[256];
             snprintf(err, sizeof(err), "gpio_set_direction: could not open '%s' (%s)", filename, strerror(errno));