diff --git a/quart_openapi/__about__.py b/quart_openapi/__about__.py
index 0e66418..019730c 100644
--- a/quart_openapi/__about__.py
+++ b/quart_openapi/__about__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # pylint: disable=missing-module-docstring
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 __short_version__ = '1.7'
-__release__ = '1.7.0'
+__release__ = '1.7.1'
 __description__ = 'Framework for Quart to add swagger generation to routes and restful resources'