diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bdaa4b3..8937e7a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [1.7.1](https://github.com/Artificial-Sweetener/SimpleSyrup/compare/v1.7.0...v1.7.1) (2026-09-11)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **regional:** preserve shared model patch ancestry ([6059a3f](https://github.com/Artificial-Sweetener/SimpleSyrup/commit/6059a3f913a9502671666e83faeb8686a7a8da27))
+
 # [1.7.0](https://github.com/Artificial-Sweetener/SimpleSyrup/compare/v1.6.0...v1.7.0) (2026-09-05)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7a9c13f..6560d52 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "simple-syrup-comfyui",
-  "version": "1.7.0",
+  "version": "1.7.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "simple-syrup-comfyui",
-      "version": "1.7.0",
+      "version": "1.7.1",
       "license": "AGPL-3.0-or-later",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@eslint/js": "^9.39.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 56620b0..11d4916 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "simple-syrup-comfyui",
-  "version": "1.7.0",
+  "version": "1.7.1",
   "private": true,
   "license": "AGPL-3.0-or-later",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7a30a0a..1ed96a1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 [project]
 name = "SimpleSyrup"
 description = "Workflow-focused ComfyUI extensions for image generation."
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.7.1"
 license = "AGPL-3.0-or-later"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
diff --git a/simple_syrup/__init__.py b/simple_syrup/__init__.py
index f6d4125..32c1bf2 100644
--- a/simple_syrup/__init__.py
+++ b/simple_syrup/__init__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-__version__ = "1.7.0"
+__version__ = "1.7.1"
 
 __all__: list[str] = ["__version__"]