1.7.1
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index f3b7768..ba9a886 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+Overview of changes leading to 1.7.1
+Tuesday, November 14, 2017
+====================================
+
+- Fix atexit object destruction regression.
+- Fix minor integer-overflow.
+
+
Overview of changes leading to 1.7.0
Monday, November 13, 2017
====================================
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8faf341..7c3aa03 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
AC_PREREQ([2.64])
AC_INIT([HarfBuzz],
- [1.7.0],
+ [1.7.1],
[https://github.com/behdad/harfbuzz/issues/new],
[harfbuzz],
[http://harfbuzz.org/])