diff --git a/src/pyqwe/__init__.py b/src/pyqwe/__init__.py
index 7ab4c03..f52874c 100644
--- a/src/pyqwe/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pyqwe/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     except ImportError:
         raise ImportError("pyqwe requires toml, install it with 'pip install toml'")
 
-__version__ = "1.7.0"
+__version__ = "1.7.1"
 
 _cwd = Path().cwd()
 _known_toml_files = [