diff --git a/.github/workflows/releases.yml b/.github/workflows/releases.yml
index 8d0c95b..8bcc1ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/releases.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/releases.yml
@@ -260,11 +260,34 @@ jobs:
           with:
             toolchain: stable
 
+        # We install cfitsio because when releasing to crates.io, it runs
+        # the rust docs generation which fails if our code does any
+        # writing. With feature cfitsio-static, it has to build cfitsio which
+        # involves writing so have to build without that feature when pushing
+        # to crates.io
+        - name: Install cfitsio 3.49
+          run: |
+            curl "https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/software/fitsio/c/cfitsio-3.49.tar.gz" -o cfitsio.tar.gz
+            tar -xf cfitsio.tar.gz
+            rm cfitsio.tar.gz
+            cd cfitsio-3.49
+            # Enabling SSE2/SSSE3 could cause portability problems, but it's unlikely that anyone
+            # is using such a CPU...
+            # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52858556/most-recent-processor-without-support-of-ssse3-instructions
+            # Disabling curl just means you cannot fits_open() using a URL.
+            CFLAGS="-O3" ./configure --prefix=/usr/local --enable-reentrant --enable-sse2 --enable-ssse3 --disable-curl
+
+            make -j
+            sudo make install
+            sudo ldconfig    
+
+            cd ..
+          
         - name: Build on latest stable rust
-          run: cargo build --release --features cfitsio-static,examples
+          run: cargo build --release --features examples
 
         - name: Run tests on latest stable rust
-          run: cargo test --release --features cfitsio-static,examples
+          run: cargo test --release --features examples
 
         - uses: katyo/publish-crates@v2
           with:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6a6623e..2d00817 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 Changes in each release are listed below.
 
+## 1.7.1 23-Oct-2024
+
+* Release to fix issue generating Rust docs.
+
 ## 1.7.0 23-Oct-2024
 
 * Bumped MSRV to 1.65.
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index edac0bb..6f1cec5 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "mwalib"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.7.1"
 homepage = "https://github.com/MWATelescope/mwalib"
 repository = "https://github.com/MWATelescope/mwalib"
 readme = "README.md"
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ required-features = ["python"]
 crate-type = ["rlib", "staticlib", "cdylib"]
 
 [features]
-# default
-default = ["cfitsio-static", "examples"]
 # Compile cfitsio from source and link it statically.
 cfitsio-static = ["fitsio-sys/fitsio-src"]
 # Enable optional features needed by examples.