diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2de54be7..f3fa86a2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@
 examples/ide-eclipse/.metadata
 examples/ide-eclipse/RemoteSystemsTempFiles
 docs/_build
+dist
diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index b20c9b45..610b2eb6 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ Release History
 0.8.0 (?)
 ---------
 
+0.7.1 (2014-10-06)
+------------------
+
 * Fixed bug with order for includes in conversation from INO/PDE to CPP
 * Automatic detection of port on upload (`issue #15 <https://github.com/ivankravets/platformio/issues/15>`_)
 * Fixed lib update crashing when no libs are installed (`issue #19 <https://github.com/ivankravets/platformio/issues/19>`_)
diff --git a/platformio/__init__.py b/platformio/__init__.py
index b864b011..846f38f9 100644
--- a/platformio/__init__.py
+++ b/platformio/__init__.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 # Copyright (C) Ivan Kravets <me@ikravets.com>
 # See LICENSE for details.
 
-VERSION = (0, 8, "0-dev")
+VERSION = (0, 7, 1)
 __version__ = ".".join([str(s) for s in VERSION])
 
 __title__ = "platformio"
-__description__ = ("A cross-platform code builder and library manager")
+__description__ = ("A cross-platform code builder and library manager "
+                   "(Arduino, MSP430, ARM)")
 __url__ = "http://platformio.ikravets.com"
 
 __author__ = "Ivan Kravets"