diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 330358a4..ac6b106a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.63])
 AC_INIT([libdrm],
-        [2.4.70],
+        [2.4.71],
         [https://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=DRI],
         [libdrm])