diff --git a/configure/CONFIG_PVACCESS_VERSION b/configure/CONFIG_PVACCESS_VERSION
index 13b714d..95ec929 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG_PVACCESS_VERSION
+++ b/configure/CONFIG_PVACCESS_VERSION
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Version number for the PV Access API and shared library
 
 EPICS_PVA_MAJOR_VERSION = 7
-EPICS_PVA_MINOR_VERSION = 0
-EPICS_PVA_MAINTENANCE_VERSION = 1
+EPICS_PVA_MINOR_VERSION = 1
+EPICS_PVA_MAINTENANCE_VERSION = 0
 
 # Development flag, set to zero for release versions
 
diff --git a/documentation/release_notes.dox b/documentation/release_notes.dox
index 48ac262..254e97a 100644
--- a/documentation/release_notes.dox
+++ b/documentation/release_notes.dox
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 /** @page pvarelease_notes Release Notes
 
-Release X.Y.Z
-=============
+Release 7.1.0 (Nov 2019)
+========================
 
 - Incompatible changes
  - Requires Base >= 3.15
 - Changes
  - Change semantics of StaticProvider::close() wrt. closing SharedPV
+ - Invalid values in EPICS_PVAS_INTF_ADDR_LIST fails hard
+ - Change to side-effects of pvac::Monitor::cancel()
+- Bug fixes
 
 Release 7.0.0 (July 2019)
 =========================