diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 3ac6cc8abd..c2cbd4d012 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -8801,3 +8801,11 @@ David  4 Dec 2011
 
 	client/
 		cs_notice.cpp
+
+Rom    11 Nov 2011
+    - Bump the version number to the next developmental release cycle
+      7.1.x
+
+    /
+        configure.ac
+        version.h
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 92155cffb6..c882238025 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ dnl not sure exactly what the minimum version is (but 2.13 wont work)
 AC_PREREQ(2.58)
 
 dnl Set the BOINC version here.  You can also use the set-version script.
-AC_INIT(BOINC, 6.13.12)
+AC_INIT(BOINC, 7.1.0)
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 LIBBOINC_VERSION=`echo ${PACKAGE_VERSION} | sed 's/\./:/g'`
 AC_SUBST([LIBBOINC_VERSION])
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 5c7e5a1a45..d6fc8e4a86 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@
 #define BOINC_VERSION_H
 
 /* Major part of BOINC version number */
-#define BOINC_MAJOR_VERSION 6
+#define BOINC_MAJOR_VERSION 7
 
 /* Minor part of BOINC version number */
-#define BOINC_MINOR_VERSION 13
+#define BOINC_MINOR_VERSION 1
 
 /* Release part of BOINC version number */
-#define BOINC_RELEASE 12
+#define BOINC_RELEASE 0
 
 /* String representation of BOINC version number */
-#define BOINC_VERSION_STRING "6.13.12"
+#define BOINC_VERSION_STRING "7.1.0"
 
 /* Package is a pre-release (Alpha/Beta) package */
 #define BOINC_PRERELEASE 1
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@
 #define PACKAGE_NAME "BOINC"
 
 /* Define to the full name and version of this package. */
-#define PACKAGE_STRING "BOINC 6.13.12"
+#define PACKAGE_STRING "BOINC 7.1.0"
 
 /* Define to the one symbol short name of this package. */
 #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "boinc"
 
 /* Define to the version of this package. */
-#define PACKAGE_VERSION "6.13.12"
+#define PACKAGE_VERSION "7.1.0"
 
 #endif /* #if (defined(_WIN32) || defined(__APPLE__)) */