diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f7e6a63..263feb5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ All notable changes to SurvivorCore are recorded here. The format follows
 [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html). At release time, `## Unreleased`
 is promoted to the new version and `main` is tagged `vX.Y.Z`.
 
-## Unreleased
+## 0.7.1 — 2026-07-06
 
 ### Fixed
 - **Ghost tools** — the hotbar→Tool bridge now verifies the player actually CARRIES a pinned item
diff --git a/src/init.luau b/src/init.luau
index 0b1a3d9..a140ea2 100644
--- a/src/init.luau
+++ b/src/init.luau
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ require(script.shared.LootBagsConfig)
 
 local SurvivorCore = {}
 
-SurvivorCore.VERSION = "0.7.0"
+SurvivorCore.VERSION = "0.7.1"
 
 -- Foundation
 SurvivorCore.Config = Config
diff --git a/wally.toml b/wally.toml
index 75149d9..c73bfb9 100644
--- a/wally.toml
+++ b/wally.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "temujincalidius/survivorcore"
 description = "Batteries-included, creator-extensible survival game framework for Roblox."
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.7.1"
 license = "MIT"
 authors = ["Samuel Lison"]
 registry = "https://github.com/UpliftGames/wally-index"