diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 37c3c800..3dfa4f06 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+2012-04-28 (1.7.1)
+  * Some small fixes for building
 2012-04-28 (1.7.0)
   * Add JSON::GenericObject for method access to objects transmitted via JSON.
 2012-04-27 (1.6.7)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index bd8bf882..943f9cbc 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.7.0
+1.7.1
diff --git a/json.gemspec b/json.gemspec
index 82baf133..1987d462 100644
--- a/json.gemspec
+++ b/json.gemspec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name = "json"
-  s.version = "1.7.0"
+  s.version = "1.7.1"
 
   s.required_rubygems_version = Gem::Requirement.new(">= 0") if s.respond_to? :required_rubygems_version=
   s.authors = ["Florian Frank"]
diff --git a/json_pure.gemspec b/json_pure.gemspec
index 124429df..15ec7de1 100644
--- a/json_pure.gemspec
+++ b/json_pure.gemspec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name = "json_pure"
-  s.version = "1.7.0"
+  s.version = "1.7.1"
 
   s.required_rubygems_version = Gem::Requirement.new(">= 0") if s.respond_to? :required_rubygems_version=
   s.authors = ["Florian Frank"]
diff --git a/lib/json/version.rb b/lib/json/version.rb
index c27628ec..b1cf47f2 100644
--- a/lib/json/version.rb
+++ b/lib/json/version.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module JSON
   # JSON version
-  VERSION         = '1.7.0'
+  VERSION         = '1.7.1'
   VERSION_ARRAY   = VERSION.split(/\./).map { |x| x.to_i } # :nodoc:
   VERSION_MAJOR   = VERSION_ARRAY[0] # :nodoc:
   VERSION_MINOR   = VERSION_ARRAY[1] # :nodoc: