diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index efb7203..35286b4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ Changelog for the gruf-lightstep gem.
 
 ### Pending Release
 
+### 1.7.1
+
 - Use default value of `'true'` for the `ot-tracer-sampled` value in the client interceptor instead of `'1'`
 
 ### 1.7.0
diff --git a/lib/gruf/lightstep/version.rb b/lib/gruf/lightstep/version.rb
index ea8affd..380fd10 100644
--- a/lib/gruf/lightstep/version.rb
+++ b/lib/gruf/lightstep/version.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
 #
 module Gruf
   module Lightstep
-    VERSION = '1.7.1.pre'
+    VERSION = '1.7.1'
   end
 end