diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES-4.7.1 b/RELEASE-NOTES-4.7.1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..211f813f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES-4.7.1
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+
+ ┌──────────────────────────────┐
+ │ Release notes for i3 v4.7.1  │
+ └──────────────────────────────┘
+
+This is the i3 v4.7.1. This version is considered stable. All users of i3 are
+strongly encouraged to upgrade.
+
+This is a bugfix release for v4.7.
+
+ ┌────────────────────────────┐
+ │ Changes in v4.7.1          │
+ └────────────────────────────┘
+
+  • docs/debugging: explain how to enable logging on the fly
+  • docs/debugging: small cleanups (versions, bzip2)
+  • add i3-with-shmlog.xsession.desktop
+
+ ┌────────────────────────────┐
+ │ Bugfixes                   │
+ └────────────────────────────┘
+
+  • only LOG() the DPI when it changes, DLOG() it otherwise
+  • make “move <direction>” properly send workspace focus event
+  • i3bar: set mapped flag on trayclient creation
+  • i3bar: don’t show EOF status line error in favor of exit code
+
+ ┌────────────────────────────┐
+ │ Thanks!                    │
+ └────────────────────────────┘
+
+Thanks for testing, bugfixes, discussions and everything I forgot go out to:
+
+  lkraav, TonyC
+
+-- Michael Stapelberg, 2014-01-21
diff --git a/man/asciidoc.conf b/man/asciidoc.conf
index a5dff477e..bf93ec49c 100644
--- a/man/asciidoc.conf
+++ b/man/asciidoc.conf
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ template::[header-declarations]
 <refentrytitle>{mantitle}</refentrytitle>
 <manvolnum>{manvolnum}</manvolnum>
 <refmiscinfo class="source">i3</refmiscinfo>
-<refmiscinfo class="version">4.7</refmiscinfo>
+<refmiscinfo class="version">4.7.1</refmiscinfo>
 <refmiscinfo class="manual">i3 Manual</refmiscinfo>
 </refmeta>
 <refnamediv>