diff --git a/.github/.release-please-manifest.json b/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
index c09ad87a..180e2179 100644
--- a/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "7.1.0"
+  ".": "7.1.1"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 04df27bf..f719e745 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [7.1.1](https://github.com/deepgram/deepgram-python-sdk/compare/v7.1.0...v7.1.1) (2026-05-12)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* lowercase bool query params on websocket connect ([#712](https://github.com/deepgram/deepgram-python-sdk/issues/712)) ([8899609](https://github.com/deepgram/deepgram-python-sdk/commit/88996096c6114e2f3a5d25ecf9e2128b11ca07f7))
+
 ## [7.1.0](https://github.com/deepgram/deepgram-python-sdk/compare/v7.0.0...v7.1.0) (2026-05-06)
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index da42d92c..9cd9f500 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ dynamic = ["version"]
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "deepgram-sdk"
-version = "7.1.0"
+version = "7.1.1"
 description = ""
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = []