diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 64e0684..d0972da 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.7.0"
+  ".": "1.7.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1de8e07..c6e5ac2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to the LaunchDarkly SSE Client for Python will be documented in this file. This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org).
 
+## [1.7.1](https://github.com/launchdarkly/python-eventsource/compare/1.7.0...1.7.1) (2026-06-25)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Correct pool ownership and close pooled connections synchronously ([#72](https://github.com/launchdarkly/python-eventsource/issues/72)) ([498d10e](https://github.com/launchdarkly/python-eventsource/commit/498d10ea157c896168b1447a669b0ae782070d83))
+
 ## [1.7.0](https://github.com/launchdarkly/python-eventsource/compare/1.6.0...1.7.0) (2026-06-22)
 
 
diff --git a/ld_eventsource/version.py b/ld_eventsource/version.py
index a37653b..603c671 100644
--- a/ld_eventsource/version.py
+++ b/ld_eventsource/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = "1.7.0"  # x-release-please-version
+VERSION = "1.7.1"  # x-release-please-version
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b27044b..687c5f0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "launchdarkly-eventsource"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.7.1"
 description = "LaunchDarkly SSE Client"
 authors = [
     {name = "LaunchDarkly", email = "dev@launchdarkly.com"}