diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 6857c72011184ba18f3ff6dacf6f17a61df8c02b..cb80bb63f3de6275c76182efbf0680b0cef84c31 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 .. vim: set fileencoding=utf-8 :
 .. Tue 16 Aug 15:00:20 CEST 2016
 
-.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-latest-orange.svg
-   :target: https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/docs/bob/bob.bio.base/master/index.html
-.. image:: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.bio.base/badges/master/pipeline.svg
-   :target: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.bio.base/commits/master
-.. image:: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.bio.base/badges/master/coverage.svg
-   :target: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.bio.base/commits/master
+.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-v7.1.0-orange.svg
+   :target: https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/docs/bob/bob.bio.base/v7.1.0/index.html
+.. image:: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.bio.base/badges/v7.1.0/pipeline.svg
+   :target: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.bio.base/commits/v7.1.0
+.. image:: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.bio.base/badges/v7.1.0/coverage.svg
+   :target: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.bio.base/commits/v7.1.0
 .. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/gitlab-project-0000c0.svg
    :target: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.bio.base
 
@@ -66,4 +66,4 @@ development `mailing list`_.
 .. _bob: https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob
 .. _installation: https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/install
 .. _mailing list: https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/discuss
-.. _user guide: https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/docs/bob/bob.bio.base/master/index.html
+.. _user guide: https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/docs/bob/bob.bio.base/v7.1.0/index.html
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index acbe71e4c824d56f7c5c7e916338c5c18d4ead83..a3fcc7121bbab0e2221463e4493d1454f1b67252 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.0.5b0
+7.1.0