diff --git a/docs/sphinx/conf.py b/docs/sphinx/conf.py
index 468ee3b7..b8ed0967 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/conf.py
+++ b/docs/sphinx/conf.py
@@ -353,9 +353,9 @@ copyright = u'2010, Thomas Nagy'
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '1.7.0'
+version = '1.7.1'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '1.7.0'
+release = '1.7.1'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.