diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## v1.7.1 (2024-10-01)
+
+### Fix
+
+- **courts**: add additional type statements for stricter behaviour of courts repository
+
 ## v1.7.0 (2024-09-30)
 
 ### Feat
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
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--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "ds_caselaw_utils"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.7.1"
 description = "Utilities for the National Archives Caselaw project"
 authors = ["Nick Jackson <nick@dxw.com>", "David McKee <dragon@dxw.com>", "Tim Cowlishaw <tim@timcowlishaw.co.uk>", "Laura Porter <laura@dxw.com>"]
 license = "MIT"