diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 522c393..f663971 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
 - Unreleased
+  - Nothing yet
+ 
+- 1.7.1
   - [PR #293](https://github.com/pushandplay/cordova-plugin-apprate/pull/293) - Fix handling of `customLocale` object in `setPreferences`
   - [PR #289](https://github.com/pushandplay/cordova-plugin-apprate/pull/289) - Bugfix to ensure `getAppVersion()` runs after localstorage has been initialized
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c43eba5..f76e758 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cordova-plugin-apprate",
-  "version": "1.7.0",
+  "version": "1.7.1",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/pushandplay/cordova-plugin-apprate"
diff --git a/plugin.xml b/plugin.xml
index 213a677..d81b9f6 100644
--- a/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugin.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<plugin xmlns="http://cordova.apache.org/ns/plugins/1.0" id="cordova-plugin-apprate" version="1.7.0">
+<plugin xmlns="http://cordova.apache.org/ns/plugins/1.0" id="cordova-plugin-apprate" version="1.7.1">
     <name>AppRate</name>
     <description>This plugin provides "Rate This App" functionality to your Cordova/Phonegap application</description>
     <author email="hello@pushandplay.ru" href="http://pushandplay.ru">pushandplay</author>