diff --git a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V9.md b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V9.md
index 30f03177ff8da0..f30a722abd655b 100644
--- a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V9.md
+++ b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V9.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>
+<a href="#9.7.1">9.7.1</a><br/>
 <a href="#9.7.0">9.7.0</a><br/>
 <a href="#9.6.1">9.6.1</a><br/>
 <a href="#9.6.0">9.6.0</a><br/>
@@ -33,6 +34,11 @@
   * [io.js](CHANGELOG_IOJS.md)
   * [Archive](CHANGELOG_ARCHIVE.md)
 
+<a id="9.7.1"></a>
+## 2018-03-02, Version 9.7.1 (Current), @rvagg
+
+No additional commits. New version published due to a bad node-v9.7.0.pkg file that was published to nodejs.org in the previous release.
+
 <a id="9.7.0"></a>
 ## 2018-03-01, Version 9.7.0 (Current), @rvagg prepared by @addaleax
 
diff --git a/src/node_version.h b/src/node_version.h
index 87df5d18133604..5e36fe9b1330fe 100644
--- a/src/node_version.h
+++ b/src/node_version.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #define NODE_VERSION_IS_LTS 0
 #define NODE_VERSION_LTS_CODENAME ""
 
-#define NODE_VERSION_IS_RELEASE 0
+#define NODE_VERSION_IS_RELEASE 1
 
 #ifndef NODE_STRINGIFY
 #define NODE_STRINGIFY(n) NODE_STRINGIFY_HELPER(n)