diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index b93db160..9a423c9a 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.7.1 - 2023-08-28
+
+- quote URL in ajax proxy before passing it to Nginx
+
 ## 1.7.0 - 2023-08-28
 
 - **BREAKING CHANGE** when `UMAP_XSENDFILE_HEADER` is set, uMap will now issue
diff --git a/umap/__init__.py b/umap/__init__.py
index 32d334ce..6a6d0f80 100644
--- a/umap/__init__.py
+++ b/umap/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = "1.7.0"
+VERSION = "1.7.1"