diff --git a/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/1.7.rst b/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/1.7.rst
index a7d3e5fe26..8b180acf05 100644
--- a/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/1.7.rst
+++ b/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/1.7.rst
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ What's new in Iris 1.7
 **********************
 
 :Release: 1.7.1
-:Date: ???
+:Date: 31st July 2014
 
 Iris 1.7 features
 =================
diff --git a/lib/iris/__init__.py b/lib/iris/__init__.py
index 3ff643afb4..e22be8225b 100644
--- a/lib/iris/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/iris/__init__.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def callback(cube, field, filename):
 
 
 # Iris revision.
-__version__ = '1.7.1-rc.1.DEV'
+__version__ = '1.7.1'
 
 # Restrict the names imported when using "from iris import *"
 __all__ = ['load', 'load_cube', 'load_cubes', 'load_raw',
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 53fede2102..f42d65ff02 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ def run(self):
 
 setup(
     name='Iris',
-    version='1.7.1-rc.1.DEV',
+    version='1.7.1',
     url='http://scitools.org.uk/iris/',
     author='UK Met Office',