diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index 5384d82..e225f26 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 Release Notes; upgrade information mainly.
 Features/major bugfixes are listed in NEWS
 
+portage-2.3.71
+==================================
+* Bug Fixes:
+    - Bug 691290 Fix RTNETLINK answers: Operation not supported messages
+      when IPv6 is disabled
+
+
 portage-2.3.70
 ==================================
 * Bug Fixes:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d4ef01f..156537a 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@
 
 setup(
 	name = 'portage',
-	version = '2.3.70',
+	version = '2.3.71',
 	url = 'https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Portage',
 	author = 'Gentoo Portage Development Team',
 	author_email = 'dev-portage@gentoo.org',