diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 55ac8ed8..16ab9a91 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <?xml-model href="http://download.ros.org/schema/package_format3.xsd" schematypens="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"?>
 <package format="3">
   <name>ros1_bridge</name>
-  <version>0.7.0</version>
+  <version>0.7.1</version>
   <description>A simple bridge between ROS 1 and ROS 2</description>
   <maintainer email="dthomas@osrfoundation.org">Dirk Thomas</maintainer>
   <license>Apache License 2.0</license>