diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7ae45332a..870825e3c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Mailspring Changelog
 
+### 1.7.1 (10/14/2019)
+
+This is small patch release addressing #1659 (conversation list gets stuck in the "loading state") and #1660 (mailsync crashes when syncing some Google Apps for Business account).
+
 ### 1.7.0 (10/13/2019)
 
 Features:
diff --git a/app/package.json b/app/package.json
index 6dff3982b..d084ca4ce 100644
--- a/app/package.json
+++ b/app/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "mailspring",
   "productName": "Mailspring",
-  "version": "1.7.0",
+  "version": "1.7.1",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git://github.com/foundry376/mailspring.git"