diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 624c4d86..a80e8c74 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
 
+## v3.7.1 (2026-04-21)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- **heatmap**: Fix access to status from metadata
+  ([`55694ff`](https://github.com/bec-project/bec_widgets/commit/55694ff2b96581e03c63c8b8e068e2db79bcf780))
+
+### Testing
+
+- Fix exit status and status access in tests
+  ([`91afc77`](https://github.com/bec-project/bec_widgets/commit/91afc775d59b4ba31bed3585847a67c301acf9b0))
+
+
 ## v3.7.0 (2026-04-21)
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b62cef44..a2985f2d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "bec_widgets"
-version = "3.7.0"
+version = "3.7.1"
 description = "BEC Widgets"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 classifiers = [