diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9c4753e..88a53c4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
 endif()
 
 set(POPPLER_MAJOR_VERSION "0")
-set(POPPLER_MINOR_VERSION "70")
-set(POPPLER_MICRO_VERSION "1")
+set(POPPLER_MINOR_VERSION "71")
+set(POPPLER_MICRO_VERSION "0")
 set(POPPLER_VERSION "${POPPLER_MAJOR_VERSION}.${POPPLER_MINOR_VERSION}.${POPPLER_MICRO_VERSION}")
 
 set (CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@
 else()
 add_library(poppler ${poppler_SRCS})
 endif()
-set_target_properties(poppler PROPERTIES VERSION 81.0.0 SOVERSION 81)
+set_target_properties(poppler PROPERTIES VERSION 82.0.0 SOVERSION 82)
 if(MINGW)
     get_target_property(POPPLER_SOVERSION poppler SOVERSION)
     set_target_properties(poppler PROPERTIES SUFFIX "-${POPPLER_SOVERSION}${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e919070..dac411a 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,26 @@
+Release 0.71.0:
+        core:
+         * Replace the implementation of GooString by std::string but keep the exact interface intact.
+         * Replace GBool, gTrue, and gFalse by bool, true, false, resp.
+         * Splash: Fix crash if document is malformed (too wide)
+
+        qt5:
+         * Fix crash when adding Highlight Annotations
+         * Default to hidden symbols
+         * Fix two leaks in a test
+
+        glib:
+         * demo: Fix build on Windows
+         * demo: Align property labels to top of cell
+
+        cpp:
+         * Fix typos in documentation
+
+        build system:
+         * Enable searching for GTK on Windows
+         * Remove unused files
+         * Add fuzzer target from oss-fuzz project
+
 Release 0.70.1
         glib:
          * Install missing file
diff --git a/cpp/Doxyfile b/cpp/Doxyfile
index 2e468f9..ac16cf3 100644
--- a/cpp/Doxyfile
+++ b/cpp/Doxyfile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 # This could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or
 # if some version control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.70.1
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.71.0
 
 # The OUTPUT_DIRECTORY tag is used to specify the (relative or absolute)
 # base path where the generated documentation will be put.
diff --git a/qt5/src/Doxyfile b/qt5/src/Doxyfile
index 0d91486..9c96749 100644
--- a/qt5/src/Doxyfile
+++ b/qt5/src/Doxyfile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 # This could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or
 # if some version control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.70.1
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.71.0
 
 # The OUTPUT_DIRECTORY tag is used to specify the (relative or absolute)
 # base path where the generated documentation will be put.