diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 617d9221d6..7269c3df0d 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, 7.0.20)
+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 de8189b7a9..d6fc8e4a86 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@
#define BOINC_MAJOR_VERSION 7
/* Minor part of BOINC version number */
-#define BOINC_MINOR_VERSION 0
+#define BOINC_MINOR_VERSION 1
/* Release part of BOINC version number */
-#define BOINC_RELEASE 20
+#define BOINC_RELEASE 0
/* String representation of BOINC version number */
-#define BOINC_VERSION_STRING "7.0.20"
+#define BOINC_VERSION_STRING "7.1.0"
/* Package is a pre-release (Alpha/Beta) package */
-/* #define BOINC_PRERELEASE 1 */
+#define BOINC_PRERELEASE 1
#if (defined(_WIN32) || defined(__APPLE__))
/* Name of package */
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@
#define PACKAGE_NAME "BOINC"
/* Define to the full name and version of this package. */
-#define PACKAGE_STRING "BOINC 7.0.20"
+#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 "7.0.20"
+#define PACKAGE_VERSION "7.1.0"
#endif /* #if (defined(_WIN32) || defined(__APPLE__)) */
diff --git a/version.h.in b/version.h.in
index f0b957d98b..ca1b11af03 100644
--- a/version.h.in
+++ b/version.h.in
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
#define BOINC_VERSION_STRING "@BOINC_VERSION_STRING@"
/* Package is a pre-release (Alpha/Beta) package */
-/* #define BOINC_PRERELEASE 1 */
+#define BOINC_PRERELEASE 1
#if (defined(_WIN32) || defined(__APPLE__))
/* Name of package */
diff --git a/win_build/vboxwrapper.vcproj b/win_build/vboxwrapper.vcproj
index 9b02628d46..ba3f9cf477 100644
--- a/win_build/vboxwrapper.vcproj
+++ b/win_build/vboxwrapper.vcproj
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@
@@ -182,13 +182,13 @@