diff --git a/cloudinit/version.py b/cloudinit/version.py
index 4599910c..12ff620a 100644
--- a/cloudinit/version.py
+++ b/cloudinit/version.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from distutils import version as vr
 
 
 def version():
-    return vr.StrictVersion("0.7.0")
+    return vr.StrictVersion("0.7.1")
 
 
 def version_string():