diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index d182c7c..0a4dbbc 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    "packages/otdf-python": "0.7.0"
+    "packages/otdf-python": "0.7.1"
 }
diff --git a/packages/otdf-python/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/otdf-python/CHANGELOG.md
index 73ad77f..84ec14f 100644
--- a/packages/otdf-python/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/otdf-python/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.7.1](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/compare/otdf-python-v0.7.0...otdf-python-v0.7.1) (2026-06-04)
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* fix project structure path in README ([#145](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/issues/145)) ([c10f98b](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/commit/c10f98bb67e823a8bd061c8100d8493d2083699f))
+
 ## [0.7.0](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/compare/otdf-python-v0.6.0...otdf-python-v0.7.0) (2026-06-04)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/otdf-python/pyproject.toml b/packages/otdf-python/pyproject.toml
index dd995ed..eb3a90e 100644
--- a/packages/otdf-python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/otdf-python/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "otdf-python"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.7.1"
 description = "Unofficial OpenTDF SDK for Python"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [