diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index a3d40f6..13b711f 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 puppet-nexus
 ===
 
+1.7.1
+--
+ * Support for validating the md5 checksum of the Nexus package file. https://github.com/hubspotdevops/puppet-nexus/pull/80
+
 1.7.0
 --
  * Support for CentOS and RedHat versions using systemd: https://github.com/hubspotdevops/puppet-nexus/pull/76
diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
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--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "hubspot-nexus",
-  "version": "1.7.0",
+  "version": "1.7.1",
   "source": "http://github.com/hubspotdevops/puppet-nexus",
   "author": "Tom McLaughlin <tmclaughlin@hubspot.com>",
   "license": "MIT",