diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index d4f0fe7..47028a9 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pytest-twisted - test twisted code with pytest
 |Travis|_ |AppVeyor|_ |Pythons|
 
 :Authors: Ralf Schmitt, Kyle Altendorf, Victor Titor
-:Version: 1.7
+:Version: 1.7.1
 :Date:    2018-03-08
 :Download: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pytest-twisted#downloads
 :Code: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-twisted
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 36940aa..112aab3 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='pytest-twisted',
-    version='1.7',
+    version='1.7.1',
     description='A twisted plugin for py.test.',
     long_description=open("README.rst").read(),
     author='Ralf Schmitt, Kyle Altendorf, Victor Titor',