diff --git a/data/granite.appdata.xml.in b/data/granite.appdata.xml.in
index bfd9204b5..e77482a33 100644
--- a/data/granite.appdata.xml.in
+++ b/data/granite.appdata.xml.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright 2019–2021 elementary, Inc. <contact@elementary.io> -->
+<!-- Copyright 2019–2022 elementary, Inc. <contact@elementary.io> -->
 <component>
   <id>io.elementary.granite-7</id>
   <metadata_license>CC0-1.0</metadata_license>
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <p>A companion library for GTK and GLib that provides complex widgets and convenience methods designed for use in apps built for elementary OS.</p>
   </description>
   <releases>
-    <release version="7.1.0" date="2022-09-27" urgency="medium">
+    <release version="7.1.0" date="2022-10-10" urgency="medium">
       <description>
         <p>New Features:</p>
         <ul>
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 27bcee730..d47149ab0 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ project(
     'granite-7',
     'vala', 'c',
     meson_version: '>= 0.48.2',
-    version: '7.0.0'
+    version: '7.1.0'
 )
 
 if meson.get_compiler('vala').version().version_compare('<0.48.0')