diff --git a/fbchat/__init__.py b/fbchat/__init__.py
index 2cbd599..cf8fb7e 100644
--- a/fbchat/__init__.py
+++ b/fbchat/__init__.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from ._client import Client
 from ._util import log  # TODO: Remove this (from examples too)
 
 __title__ = "fbchat"
-__version__ = "1.7.0"
+__version__ = "1.7.1"
 __description__ = "Facebook Chat (Messenger) for Python"
 
 __copyright__ = "Copyright 2015 - 2019 by Taehoon Kim"