diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0e14be3..14b0609 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml</groupId>
       <artifactId>oss-parent</artifactId>
-      <version>60</version>
+      <version>61</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>com.fasterxml.woodstox</groupId>
diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION b/release-notes/VERSION
index 3b7475d..b54419b 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Project: woodstox
 === Releases ===
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-7.1.0 (not yet released)
+7.1.0 (22-Oct-2024)
 
 #209: SAXParser: Add support for `LexicalHandler.startEntity()` and `.endEntity()`
  (contributed by Philipp N)