diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 64e0684..d0972da 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.7.0"
+  ".": "1.7.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7d34085..d7e7076 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.7.1](https://github.com/PatrickSys/codebase-context/compare/v1.7.0...v1.7.1) (2026-02-22)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* close v1.8 post-merge integration gaps ([#44](https://github.com/PatrickSys/codebase-context/issues/44)) ([d28460c](https://github.com/PatrickSys/codebase-context/commit/d28460c38bf91e8cb40a76501a03378c2edc11b5))
+
 ## [1.7.0](https://github.com/PatrickSys/codebase-context/compare/v1.6.1...v1.7.0) (2026-02-21)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ad47a5a..1871553 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "codebase-context",
-  "version": "1.7.0",
+  "version": "1.7.1",
   "description": "Second brain for AI agents working on your codebase - team coding patterns detection, persistent memory, preflight checks, and hybrid search with evidence scoring. Local-first MCP server",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./dist/lib.js",