diff --git a/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION b/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION
index 7486fdbc50b..39e898a4f95 100644
--- a/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION
+++ b/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.7.2
+0.7.1
diff --git a/doc/install/installation.md b/doc/install/installation.md
index d97dc7d1311..f8f7d6a9ebe 100644
--- a/doc/install/installation.md
+++ b/doc/install/installation.md
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ GitLab Shell is an SSH access and repository management software developed speci
     cd /home/git
     sudo -u git -H git clone https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-workhorse.git
     cd gitlab-workhorse
-    sudo -u git -H git checkout v0.7.2
+    sudo -u git -H git checkout v0.7.1
     sudo -u git -H make
 
 ### Initialize Database and Activate Advanced Features
diff --git a/doc/update/8.6-to-8.7.md b/doc/update/8.6-to-8.7.md
index 57847d2d9fd..8599133a726 100644
--- a/doc/update/8.6-to-8.7.md
+++ b/doc/update/8.6-to-8.7.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ GitLab 8.1.
 ```bash
 cd /home/git/gitlab-workhorse
 sudo -u git -H git fetch --all
-sudo -u git -H git checkout v0.7.2
+sudo -u git -H git checkout v0.7.1
 sudo -u git -H make
 ```