diff --git a/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/release-notes.md
index 9f6c90c79..0b30b4afe 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ## Next
 
+## 0.7.1
+
 * Update <a href="https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/async/#path-operation-functions" target="_blank">technical details about `async def` handling</a> with respect to previous frameworks. PR <a href="https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/pull/64" target="_blank">#64</a> by <a href="https://github.com/haizaar" target="_blank">@haizaar</a>.
 
 * Add <a href="https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/deployment/#raspberry-pi-and-other-architectures" target="_blank">deployment documentation for Docker in Raspberry Pi</a> and other architectures.
diff --git a/fastapi/__init__.py b/fastapi/__init__.py
index c6b0e5440..e019cc3fb 100644
--- a/fastapi/__init__.py
+++ b/fastapi/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """FastAPI framework, high performance, easy to learn, fast to code, ready for production"""
 
-__version__ = "0.7.0"
+__version__ = "0.7.1"
 
 from .applications import FastAPI
 from .routing import APIRouter