diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 35aee9f32..5d7d1d288 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 Changelog
 *********
 
+1.7.1 -- 2020-09-24
+===================
+
+Bugfix
+--------
+* Reintroduce removed symbol in top-level ``aws_encryption_sdk`` module
+
 1.7.0 -- 2020-09-24
 ===================
 
diff --git a/src/aws_encryption_sdk/identifiers.py b/src/aws_encryption_sdk/identifiers.py
index cbc511dc2..39a1abe57 100644
--- a/src/aws_encryption_sdk/identifiers.py
+++ b/src/aws_encryption_sdk/identifiers.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     # We only actually need these imports when running the mypy checks
     pass
 
-__version__ = "1.7.0"
+__version__ = "1.7.1"
 USER_AGENT_SUFFIX = "AwsEncryptionSdkPython/{}".format(__version__)