diff --git a/mwclient/client.py b/mwclient/client.py
index 7db4b6e4..a2de9d48 100644
--- a/mwclient/client.py
+++ b/mwclient/client.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__ver__ = '0.7.1dev'
+__ver__ = '0.7.1'
 
 import warnings
 import time
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 37abf8b8..f8e568b1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def run_tests(self):
     requirements.append('ordereddict')
 
 setup(name='mwclient',
-      version='0.7.1dev',  # Rember to also update __ver__ in client.py
+      version='0.7.1',  # Rember to also update __ver__ in client.py
       description='MediaWiki API client',
       long_description=README,
       classifiers=[