2 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/pavement.py b/pavement.py
index e693016f2..917df4f9c 100644
--- a/pavement.py
+++ b/pavement.py
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ finally:
 #-----------------------------------
 
 # Source of the release notes
-RELEASE_NOTES = 'doc/release/1.7.0-notes.rst'
+RELEASE_NOTES = 'doc/release/1.7.1-notes.rst'
 
 # Start/end of the log (from git)
-LOG_START = 'v1.6.0'
+LOG_START = 'v1.7.0'
 LOG_END = 'maintenance/1.7.x'
 
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4f4fb5722..4be9127a0 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ AUTHOR_EMAIL        = "numpy-discussion@scipy.org"
 PLATFORMS           = ["Windows", "Linux", "Solaris", "Mac OS-X", "Unix"]
 MAJOR               = 1
 MINOR               = 7
-MICRO               = 0
+MICRO               = 1
 ISRELEASED          = True
-VERSION             = '%d.%d.%d' % (MAJOR, MINOR, MICRO)
+VERSION             = '%d.%d.%drc1' % (MAJOR, MINOR, MICRO)
 
 # Return the git revision as a string
 def git_version():