diff --git a/.VERSION b/.VERSION
index bd8bf882d..943f9cbc4 100644
--- a/.VERSION
+++ b/.VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.7.0
+1.7.1
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 846e33db9..746743b2c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 # CHANGELOG – Digraphs package for GAP
-Copyright © 2014-23 by Jan De Beule, Julius Jonušas, James D. Mitchell,
+Copyright © 2014-24 by Jan De Beule, Julius Jonušas, James D. Mitchell,
 Wilf A. Wilson, Michael Young et al.
 
 Licensing information can be found in the `LICENSE` file.
 
+## Version 1.7.1 (released 19/02/2024)
+
+This is a minor release with some changes related to forthcoming changes in
+GAP. These changes were implemented by Fabian Zickgraf.
+
 ## Version 1.7.0 (released 14/02/2024)
 
 This is a minor release with some new features, and some other improvements in
diff --git a/PackageInfo.g b/PackageInfo.g
index a386c0c6c..ea0a65f1e 100644
--- a/PackageInfo.g
+++ b/PackageInfo.g
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@
 ##
 
 ##  <#GAPDoc Label="PKGVERSIONDATA">
-##  <!ENTITY VERSION                  "1.7.0">
+##  <!ENTITY VERSION                  "1.7.1">
 ##  <!ENTITY GAPVERS                  "4.10.0">
 ##  <!ENTITY GRAPEVERS                "4.8.1">
 ##  <!ENTITY IOVERS                   "4.5.1">
 ##  <!ENTITY ORBVERS                  "4.8.2">
 ##  <!ENTITY DATASTRUCTURESVERS       "0.2.5">
 ##  <!ENTITY NAUTYTRACESINTERFACEVERS "0.2">
-##  <!ENTITY ARCHIVENAME    "digraphs-1.7.0">
+##  <!ENTITY ARCHIVENAME    "digraphs-1.7.1">
 ##  <!ENTITY COPYRIGHTYEARS "2014-24">
 ##  <#/GAPDoc>
 
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ _STANDREWSCS := Concatenation(["Jack Cole Building, North Haugh, ",
 SetPackageInfo(rec(
 PackageName := "Digraphs",
 Subtitle := "Graphs, digraphs, and multidigraphs in GAP",
-Version := "1.7.0",
-Date := "14/02/2024",  # dd/mm/yyyy format
+Version := "1.7.1",
+Date := "19/02/2024",  # dd/mm/yyyy format
 License := "GPL-3.0-or-later",
 ArchiveFormats := ".tar.gz",
 
@@ -353,7 +353,14 @@ Persons := [
     WWWHome       := "https://mct25.host.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk",
     PostalAddress := _STANDREWSCS,
     Place         := "St Andrews",
-    Institution   := "University of St Andrews")],
+    Institution   := "University of St Andrews"),
+
+  rec(
+    LastName      := "Zickgraf",
+    FirstNames    := "Fabian",
+    IsAuthor      := false,
+    IsMaintainer  := false,
+    Email         := "f.zickgraf@dashdos.com")],
 
 Status := "deposited",
 
diff --git a/VERSIONS b/VERSIONS
index 6dad77615..8449c008d 100644
--- a/VERSIONS
+++ b/VERSIONS
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #############################################################################
 ##
 
+release 1.7.1 - 19/02/2024
 release 1.7.0 - 14/02/2024
 release 1.6.3 - 13/09/2023
 release 1.6.2 - 05/04/2023