7.1.0 is going out
-## 7.1.0 (unreleased)
+## 7.1.0 (January 28th 2022)
This release introduces a new automatic clustering approach, known as _Bootstrapping_, which allows rqlite clusters to form without assistance from an external system such as Consul. This can be very useful for certain deployment scenarios. See the [documentation](https://github.com/rqlite/rqlite/blob/master/DOC/AUTO_CLUSTERING.md) for full details on using the new Bootstrapping mode. Special thanks to [Nathan Ferch](https://github.com/nferch) for his advice regarding the design and development of this feature.
### New features
