diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 817ae9487..2070509c2 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # RubySaml Changelog
 
+### 1.7.1 (Feb 28, 2018)
+* [#444](https://github.com/onelogin/ruby-saml/pull/444) Fix audience validation for empty audience restriction
+
 ### 1.7.0 (Feb 27, 2018)
 * Fix vulnerability CVE-2017-11428. Process text of nodes properly, ignoring comments
 
diff --git a/lib/onelogin/ruby-saml/version.rb b/lib/onelogin/ruby-saml/version.rb
index 8a0fa9a01..adebe45c9 100644
--- a/lib/onelogin/ruby-saml/version.rb
+++ b/lib/onelogin/ruby-saml/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module OneLogin
   module RubySaml
-    VERSION = '1.7.0'
+    VERSION = '1.7.1'
   end
 end