diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b05c79f..4c0b79a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
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@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.7.1 (6DEC17)
+ * removed the '.git' directory from the packaged kecpkg
+
 ## 0.7.0 (6DEC17)
  * The `config` command is now more robust. Added options `--init` to initialise a new settingsfile and added option `--interactive` to walk throug the current settings file and be able to redefine settings.
  * Also the loading of the settings is now more robust and does not fail when a settings file is not found
diff --git a/kecpkg/__init__.py b/kecpkg/__init__.py
index a71c5c7..f0788a8 100644
--- a/kecpkg/__init__.py
+++ b/kecpkg/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '0.7.0'
+__version__ = '0.7.1'