diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index b39c98f..b2a0007 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Version 0.71.0
+* Fix installation of all wtmpdbd man page variants
+* Accept classic 'last -N' form for max entries
+* Fix: zero struct tm before calling strptime()
+
 Version 0.70.0
 * wtmpdbd: Exit after 30 seconds of idle time in socket activation mode
 * wtmpdbd: add Ping, SetLogLevel and GetEnvironment as varlink method
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 8a1a87b..132fb12 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ project(
                   'b_lto=true',
 		  'warning_level=2'],
   license : ['BSD-2-Clause'],
-  version : '0.70.0',
+  version : '0.71.0',
 )
 
 conf = configuration_data()