diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 29b63a32c6..f38d59e9d4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nightwatch",
-  "version": "1.7.0",
+  "version": "1.7.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 91688a486a..923daa0d38 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "nightwatch",
   "description": "Easy to use Node.js based End-to-End testing solution for browser based apps and websites, using the W3C WebDriver API.",
-  "version": "1.7.0",
+  "version": "1.7.1",
   "author": {
     "name": "Andrei Rusu",
     "email": "andrei@nightwatchjs.org"