diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 091025c..7a9744d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ Unreleased
 **********
 * Nothing unreleased
 
+[1.7.1]
+********
+* chore: Upgrade to Django 5.2 (no-op for new release tag)
+
 [1.7.0]
 ********
 * build: Upgrade to Django 5.2
diff --git a/openedx_ledger/__init__.py b/openedx_ledger/__init__.py
index c5aab0b..cfe2640 100644
--- a/openedx_ledger/__init__.py
+++ b/openedx_ledger/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 """
 A library that records transactions against a ledger, denominated in units of value.
 """
-__version__ = "1.7.0"
+__version__ = "1.7.1"