diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index dd396a13..575ea2c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-24.04-arm, windows-latest, macos-15-intel, macos-14]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-24.04-arm, windows-latest, macos-15-intel, macos-15]
         python-version: ['3.9', '3.14']
         include:
           - python-version: '3.9'
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ jobs:
             os: ubuntu-24.04-arm
             OLDEST_DEPENDENCIES: 'h5py==3.6.0 "numpy<2"'
           - python-version: '3.9'
-            os: macos-14
+            os: macos-15
             OLDEST_DEPENDENCIES: 'h5py==3.7.0 "numpy<2"'
 
           - python-version: '3.14'
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 46bb07d1..56fcc917 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-Unreleased
-----------
+7.1.0: 01/09/02026
+------------------
 
 This release adds the new plugin `h5z-htj2k`.
 
 - Compression filters and libraries:
 
-  * Added **Htj2k** filter (v0.1.1) and **OpenJPH** (v0.31.0) (PR #405, #409)
+  * Added **Htj2k** filter (v0.1.1) and **OpenJPH** (v0.31.0) (PR #405, #409, #410)
   * Updated **blosc2** hdf5 filter (v3.0.1) and **c-blosc2** compression library (v3.3.2) (PR #407)
 
 7.0.0: 25/06/2026
diff --git a/src/hdf5plugin/_version.py b/src/hdf5plugin/_version.py
index bac52611..9db7a7f3 100644
--- a/src/hdf5plugin/_version.py
+++ b/src/hdf5plugin/_version.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 import re
 from typing import NamedTuple
 
-version = "7.0.0"
+version = "7.1.0"
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)