diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index 1be2593e..533f15a9 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Release notes
 
+## 1.7.1
+
+A hotfix to fix the wrong version number in `pyproject.toml`.
+
 ## 1.7.0
 
 This major update reworks and reorganises the `crested.pl` module, alongside other new features and fixes.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9fa5a539..85db5072 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ requires = [ "hatchling" ]
 
 [project]
 name = "crested"
-version = "2.0.0"
+version = "1.7.1"
 description = "CREsted: Cis-Regulatory Element Sequence Training, Explanation, and Design"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { file = "LICENSE" }