diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2b441b9b..8c4a2610 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ The sections should follow the order `Packaging`, `Added`, `Changed`, `Fixed` an
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
-## 0.8.0-dev
-
-## 0.7.1
+## 0.7.1-rc1
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2a9ac983..1d745d56 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ checksum = "aae1277d39aeec15cb388266ecc24b11c80469deae6067e17a1a7aa9e5c1f234"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alacritty"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.7.1-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "alacritty_config_derive",
  "alacritty_terminal",
diff --git a/alacritty/Cargo.toml b/alacritty/Cargo.toml
index 10f8143a..cd4781c9 100644
--- a/alacritty/Cargo.toml
+++ b/alacritty/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "alacritty"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.7.1-rc1"
 authors = ["Christian Duerr <contact@christianduerr.com>", "Joe Wilm <joe@jwilm.com>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 description = "A fast, cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator"
diff --git a/extra/alacritty.man b/extra/alacritty.man
index 8afa694c..d39099d8 100644
--- a/extra/alacritty.man
+++ b/extra/alacritty.man
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH ALACRITTY "1" "August 2018" "alacritty 0.7.0" "User Commands"
+.TH ALACRITTY "1" "August 2018" "alacritty 0.7.1-rc1" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
 Alacritty \- A fast, cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
diff --git a/extra/osx/Alacritty.app/Contents/Info.plist b/extra/osx/Alacritty.app/Contents/Info.plist
index ec12dbab..3cb9376e 100644
--- a/extra/osx/Alacritty.app/Contents/Info.plist
+++ b/extra/osx/Alacritty.app/Contents/Info.plist
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
   <string>APPL</string>
   <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-  <string>0.7.0</string>
+  <string>0.7.1-rc1</string>
   <key>CFBundleSupportedPlatforms</key>
   <array>
     <string>MacOSX</string>
diff --git a/extra/windows/wix/alacritty.wxs b/extra/windows/wix/alacritty.wxs
index e3a7ffbf..68ff10dc 100644
--- a/extra/windows/wix/alacritty.wxs
+++ b/extra/windows/wix/alacritty.wxs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1252"?>
 <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi" xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension">
-    <Product Name="Alacritty" Id="*" UpgradeCode="87c21c74-dbd5-4584-89d5-46d9cd0c40a7" Language="1033" Codepage="1252" Version="0.7.0" Manufacturer="Alacritty">
+    <Product Name="Alacritty" Id="*" UpgradeCode="87c21c74-dbd5-4584-89d5-46d9cd0c40a7" Language="1033" Codepage="1252" Version="0.7.1-rc1" Manufacturer="Alacritty">
         <Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" InstallScope="perMachine"/>
         <MajorUpgrade AllowSameVersionUpgrades="yes" DowngradeErrorMessage="A newer version of [ProductName] is already installed."/>
         <Icon Id="AlacrittyIco" SourceFile=".\extra\windows\alacritty.ico"/>