7.1.0
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9a59145..5ed2878 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+Overview of changes leading to 7.1.0
+Friday, March 3, 2023
+====================================
+- New experimental hb_shape_justify() API that uses font variations to expand
+  or shrink the text to a given advance. (Behdad Esfahbod)
+- Various build and bug fixes. (Behdad Esfahbod, Garret Rieger, Qunxin Liu)
+
+- New API:
++hb_font_set_variation()
+
 Overview of changes leading to 7.0.1
 Monday, February 20, 2023
 ====================================
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 099259a..c863ab8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.64])
 AC_INIT([HarfBuzz],
-        [7.0.1],
+        [7.1.0],
         [https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/issues/new],
         [harfbuzz],
         [http://harfbuzz.org/])
diff --git a/docs/harfbuzz-docs.xml b/docs/harfbuzz-docs.xml
index 58a2046..e67ea8c 100644
--- a/docs/harfbuzz-docs.xml
+++ b/docs/harfbuzz-docs.xml
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@
       <index id="api-index-full"><title>API Index</title><xi:include href="xml/api-index-full.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include></index>
       <index id="deprecated-api-index"><title>Index of deprecated API</title><xi:include href="xml/api-index-deprecated.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include></index>
 
+      <index id="api-index-7-1-0"><title>Index of new symbols in 7.1.0</title><xi:include href="xml/api-index-7.1.0.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include></index>
       <index id="api-index-7-0-0"><title>Index of new symbols in 7.0.0</title><xi:include href="xml/api-index-7.0.0.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include></index>
       <index id="api-index-6-0-0"><title>Index of new symbols in 6.0.0</title><xi:include href="xml/api-index-6.0.0.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include></index>
       <index id="api-index-5-3-0"><title>Index of new symbols in 5.3.0</title><xi:include href="xml/api-index-5.3.0.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include></index>
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 1515257..6bf8d05 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project('harfbuzz', 'c', 'cpp',
   meson_version: '>= 0.55.0',
-  version: '7.0.1',
+  version: '7.1.0',
   default_options: [
     'cpp_eh=none',          # Just to support msvc, we are passing -fno-exceptions also anyway
     'cpp_rtti=false',       # Just to support msvc, we are passing -fno-rtti also anyway
diff --git a/src/hb-font.cc b/src/hb-font.cc
index fa43931..1b345a9 100644
--- a/src/hb-font.cc
+++ b/src/hb-font.cc
@@ -2661,7 +2661,7 @@
  *   If you want to set multiple variation axes at the same time,
  *   use hb_font_set_variations() instead.
  *
- * XSince: REPLACEME
+ * Since: 7.1.0
  */
 void
 hb_font_set_variation (hb_font_t *font,
diff --git a/src/hb-version.h b/src/hb-version.h
index e7efeb3..9b75b86 100644
--- a/src/hb-version.h
+++ b/src/hb-version.h
@@ -47,20 +47,20 @@
  *
  * The minor component of the library version available at compile-time.
  */
-#define HB_VERSION_MINOR 0
+#define HB_VERSION_MINOR 1
 /**
  * HB_VERSION_MICRO:
  *
  * The micro component of the library version available at compile-time.
  */
-#define HB_VERSION_MICRO 1
+#define HB_VERSION_MICRO 0
 
 /**
  * HB_VERSION_STRING:
  *
  * A string literal containing the library version available at compile-time.
  */
-#define HB_VERSION_STRING "7.0.1"
+#define HB_VERSION_STRING "7.1.0"
 
 /**
  * HB_VERSION_ATLEAST: