diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index afac3882..4f671ac5 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # GNU Make syntax
 VERSION_MAJOR := 0
-VERSION_MINOR := 70
-VERSION_PATCH := 2
+VERSION_MINOR := 71
+VERSION_PATCH := 0