diff --git a/HYDRA_VERSION b/HYDRA_VERSION
index 68356638f..a3fcc7121 100644
--- a/HYDRA_VERSION
+++ b/HYDRA_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.1.0.rc2
+7.1.0
diff --git a/hydra-core/lib/hydra-head/version.rb b/hydra-core/lib/hydra-head/version.rb
index e1a2b3439..34f42f937 100644
--- a/hydra-core/lib/hydra-head/version.rb
+++ b/hydra-core/lib/hydra-head/version.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 module HydraHead
-  VERSION = "7.1.0.rc2"
+  VERSION = "7.1.0"
 end