diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c6ebffad500a..396bd139cac0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ endif()
 set(HPX_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
 set(HPX_VERSION_MINOR 7)
 set(HPX_VERSION_SUBMINOR 1)
-set(HPX_VERSION_DATE 20210714)
+set(HPX_VERSION_DATE 20210812)
 set(HPX_VERSION_TAG "")
 
 set(HPX_VERSION
diff --git a/cmake/packaging/rpm/Changelog.txt b/cmake/packaging/rpm/Changelog.txt
index 7edfb57c241d..34b951972434 100644
--- a/cmake/packaging/rpm/Changelog.txt
+++ b/cmake/packaging/rpm/Changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+* Wed Aug 12 2021 STE||AR Group <contact@stellar-group.org> 1.7.1
+- HPX Release 1.7.0 (https://hpx-docs.stellar-group.org/tags/1.7.1/html/releases/whats_new_1_7_1.html)
+
 * Wed Jul 14 2021 STE||AR Group <contact@stellar-group.org> 1.7.0
 - HPX Release 1.7.0 (https://hpx-docs.stellar-group.org/tags/1.7.0/html/releases/whats_new_1_7_0.html)
 
diff --git a/docs/sphinx/releases/whats_new_1_7_1.rst b/docs/sphinx/releases/whats_new_1_7_1.rst
index a66671eaab60..10502716d2dc 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/releases/whats_new_1_7_1.rst
+++ b/docs/sphinx/releases/whats_new_1_7_1.rst
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 .. _hpx_1_7_1:
 
 ===========================
-|hpx| V1.7.1 (Aug 11, 2021)
+|hpx| V1.7.1 (Aug 12, 2021)
 ===========================
 
 This is a bugfix release with a few minor fixes.