diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ae38dd1..429a801 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zkac"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.7.1"
 dependencies = [
  "blake2",
  "chacha20poly1305",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 72f42f6..b6f2861 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "zkac"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.7.1"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Zero-Knowledge Access Control: BBS+ anonymous credentials (BLS12-381) with encrypted transport (X25519/ChaCha20-Poly1305)"
 
diff --git a/cli/pyproject.toml b/cli/pyproject.toml
index 6e531d6..a81ce0f 100644
--- a/cli/pyproject.toml
+++ b/cli/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "zkac-node"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.7.1"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = ["zkac"]
 
diff --git a/cli/zkac_node.egg-info/PKG-INFO b/cli/zkac_node.egg-info/PKG-INFO
index 24e5913..7bad0d3 100644
--- a/cli/zkac_node.egg-info/PKG-INFO
+++ b/cli/zkac_node.egg-info/PKG-INFO
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Metadata-Version: 2.4
 Name: zkac-node
-Version: 0.7.0
+Version: 0.7.1
 Requires-Python: >=3.10
 Requires-Dist: zkac
diff --git a/docs/PYTHON_API.md b/docs/PYTHON_API.md
index 337e572..a3044cb 100644
--- a/docs/PYTHON_API.md
+++ b/docs/PYTHON_API.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # ZKAC Python API Reference
 
-Version 0.7.0. Cryptographic stack: **BBS+** on BLS12-381 (credentials), **X25519** + **ChaCha20-Poly1305** (transport), **Schnorr/Ristretto255** (identity), **BLAKE2b** (role IDs, signatures).
+Version 0.7.1. Cryptographic stack: **BBS+** on BLS12-381 (credentials), **X25519** + **ChaCha20-Poly1305** (transport), **Schnorr/Ristretto255** (identity), **BLAKE2b** (role IDs, signatures).
 
 ```python
 import zkac
diff --git a/docs/SECURITY.md b/docs/SECURITY.md
index 9684bad..0dba3b3 100644
--- a/docs/SECURITY.md
+++ b/docs/SECURITY.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Security model (ZKAC 0.7.0)
+# Security model (ZKAC 0.7.1)
 
 This document summarizes the direct peer-to-peer grant model, with transcript-bound BBS+ authorization (Option C).
 
diff --git a/fuzz/Cargo.lock b/fuzz/Cargo.lock
index c55cdfa..f78c919 100644
--- a/fuzz/Cargo.lock
+++ b/fuzz/Cargo.lock
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zkac"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.7.1"
 dependencies = [
  "blake2",
  "chacha20poly1305",
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2659ab7..814343c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "maturin"
 
 [project]
 name = "zkac"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.7.1"
 description = "Zero-Knowledge Access Control: BBS+ anonymous credentials with encrypted transport"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
diff --git a/python/zkac/__init__.py b/python/zkac/__init__.py
index 521b2a4..dc538b2 100644
--- a/python/zkac/__init__.py
+++ b/python/zkac/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ ZKAC — Zero-Knowledge Access Control
 BBS+ anonymous credentials (BLS12-381) with encrypted transport (Ristretto255 / X25519).
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.7.0"
+__version__ = "0.7.1"
 
 from zkac._zkac import (
     MAX_BBS_AUTH_PROOF_BYTES,
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 0cd5519..1b7645f 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1918,7 +1918,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zkac"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.7.1"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "ipykernel" },
@@ -1964,7 +1964,7 @@ dev = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zkac-node"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.7.1"
 source = { editable = "cli" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "zkac" },