diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e55d6784..12ffaaab 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+1.7.1 (2020-10-13)
+-------------------
+
+- Parse data from json(b) when converting a row to a record message in log based replication method.
+
 1.7.0 (2020-09-21)
 -------------------
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 777e01a2..b938a01d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     long_description = f.read()
 
 setup(name='pipelinewise-tap-postgres',
-      version='1.7.0',
+      version='1.7.1',
       description='Singer.io tap for extracting data from PostgresSQL - PipelineWise compatible',
       long_description=long_description,
       long_description_content_type='text/markdown',