diff --git a/MavLibrary/release-log.md b/MavLibrary/release-log.md
index 26f684a1..a073bd41 100644
--- a/MavLibrary/release-log.md
+++ b/MavLibrary/release-log.md
@@ -1,5 +1,37 @@
 # Release log for the MaVehicles library
 
+## Version 0.7.1 released on TBD
+
++ API changes:
+  + Used the `Steering` enum to simplify the APIs
+    of the `Bike`, `Vehicle`, and `Wheel` classes.
+  + Added `static` qualifiers to 5 protected methods:
+    + `Sky.getAmbientLight()`
+    + `Sky.getApplication()`
+    + `Sky.getDirectionalLight()`
+    + `Sky.getShadowRenderer()`
+    + `Vehicle.addPassenger()`
+  + Protected the constructors of 6 abstract classes:
+    + `Bike`
+    + `Engine`
+    + `Sky`
+    + `TireSettings`
+    + `Vehicle`
+    + `World`
++ Bugfixes:
+  + sounds aren't always muted before being detached
+  + drop orientation isn't taken into account by `Prop.addToWorld()`
++ New library features:
+  + Added `findStartLocation()`, `isLoaded()`, and `scaledHeight()` methods
+    to the `Prop` class.
+  + Added `areShadowsEnabled()` and `setShadowsEnabled()` methods
+    to the `Sky` class.
+  + Added the `Steering` enum to describe how wheels are steered.
++ Updated 17 textures provided by the Georg project.
++ Began using the CheckStyle tool.
++ Upgrade JME to v3.6.0-stable, Garrett to v0.5.3, Heart to v8.3.2,
+  and Minie to v7.4.0 .
+
 ## Version 0.7.0 released on 7 October 2021
 
 + API change: renamed `calcLongtitudeTireForce()` method in `PacejkaTireModel`.
@@ -9,7 +41,7 @@
 + Added a subsystem for "props" (non-vehicle rigid bodies) with example assets
   derived from "Barrier & Traffic Cone Pack" by Sabri Ayeş.
 + Added "passengers" (animated humanoids) to vehicles,
-  with an example asset created using MakeHuman v1.2.0.
+  with an example asset created using MakeHuman v1.2.0 .
 + Added many methods to the `Vehicle` class, including:
   + `addPassenger()`
   + `addToPhysicsSpace()`
@@ -24,18 +56,18 @@
   + `toString()`
   + a `warp()` that specifies position
   + `warpAllBodies()`
-+ Upgrade Garrett to v0.2.0, Heart to v7.1.0, and Minie to v4.4.0.
++ Upgrade Garrett to v0.2.0, Heart to v7.1.0, and Minie to v4.4.0 .
 
 ## Version 0.6.2 released on 9 June 2021
 
 Upgrade JME to v3.4.0-stable, Garrett to v0.1.3, Heart to v6.4.4,
 LemurPower to v0.4.2, Minie to v4.1.1, SkyControl to v0.9.32,
-and jme-ttf to v2.2.4.
+and jme-ttf to v2.2.4 .
 
 ## Version 0.6.1+for34 released on 9 May 2021
 
 Upgrade JME to v3.4.0-beta3, Heart to v6.4.3+for34, Minie to v4.1.0+for34, and
-jme-ttf to v2.2.3+for34.
+jme-ttf to v2.2.3+for34 .
 
 ## Version 0.6.0 released on 11 February 2021
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 913ecbd1..22c58ba5 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ext {
 
     // current versions of libraries:
     jme3Version = '3.6.0-stable'
-    maVehiclesVersion = '0.7.1-SNAPSHOT'
+    maVehiclesVersion = '0.7.1'
 }
 
 subprojects {