diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8e34062..9f3c594 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org), except that 
 
 Do not manually edit this file. It will be automatically updated when a new release is published.
 
+## 1.7.1
+_21 February 2024_
+
+* Emergency patch: cc 1.0.86 (just released) breaks xmp_toolkit_rs when used in downstream `cargo install` ([#194](/~https://github.com/adobe/xmp-toolkit-rs/pull/194))
+* [IGNORE] Fix reference to C++ XMP Toolkit to point to December 2023 ([#192](/~https://github.com/adobe/xmp-toolkit-rs/pull/192))
+* Silence new C++ build warning on MacOS ([#191](/~https://github.com/adobe/xmp-toolkit-rs/pull/191))
+* [IGNORE] Fix a typo in API documentation ([#190](/~https://github.com/adobe/xmp-toolkit-rs/pull/190))
+
 ## 1.7.0
 _15 January 2024_
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 636bbd3..9df23a9 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "xmp_toolkit"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.7.1"
 description = "Rust-language bindings for Adobe's XMP Toolkit"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 repository = "/~https://github.com/adobe/xmp-toolkit-rs"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 924f85f..42f97de 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Add this to your `Cargo.toml`:
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies]
-xmp_toolkit = "1.7.0"
+xmp_toolkit = "1.7.1"
 ```
 
 ## License