diff --git a/LATEST-VERSION.txt b/LATEST-VERSION.txt
index a20e2d82d..a97fc4411 100644
--- a/LATEST-VERSION.txt
+++ b/LATEST-VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.7.0
+v1.7.1
diff --git a/RELEASENOTES.md b/RELEASENOTES.md
index 311acf636..8b1378917 100644
--- a/RELEASENOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASENOTES.md
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-- Update `bbs2gh inventory-report` help text to document that personal repositories owned by users are not supported
-- Update `ado2gh lock-repo` help text to document the scopes required for your Azure DevOps personal access token
\ No newline at end of file
+
diff --git a/releasenotes/v1.7.1.md b/releasenotes/v1.7.1.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8500d1ed1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/v1.7.1.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- Update `bbs2gh inventory-report` help text to document that personal repositories owned by users are not supported
+- Update `ado2gh lock-repo` help text to document the scopes required for your Azure DevOps personal access token