diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b049e7f5..399060fa 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ project(
 
 set(${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
 set(${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_MINOR 7)
-set(${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_PATCH 0)
+set(${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_PATCH 1)
 set(${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION
     ${${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_MAJOR}.${${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_MINOR}.${${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_PATCH}
 )
diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index 057ee152..a77dd9fe 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+* v1.7.1 (unreleased)
+ -
+
 * v1.7.0 (03 May 2023)
  - Introduce DockWidget::setFloatingWindowFlags(flags). Allows for different
    FloatingWindows to have different window flags. For example, some having