diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 58b65be3b..ef08eb325 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ set (SDF_PROTOCOL_VERSION 1.6)
 
 set (SDF_MAJOR_VERSION 8)
 set (SDF_MINOR_VERSION 7)
-set (SDF_PATCH_VERSION 0)
+set (SDF_PATCH_VERSION 1)
 
 set (SDF_VERSION ${SDF_MAJOR_VERSION}.${SDF_MINOR_VERSION})
 set (SDF_VERSION_FULL ${SDF_MAJOR_VERSION}.${SDF_MINOR_VERSION}.${SDF_PATCH_VERSION})
diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index a163b05bc..61c466ce6 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ### SDFormat 8.X.X (201X-XX-XX)
 
+### SDFormat 8.7.1 (2020-01-13)
+
 1. Fix memory leaks in move assignment operator.
     * [Pull request 641](https://bitbucket.org/osrf/sdformat/pull-requests/641)