diff --git a/pigpio.c b/pigpio.c
index 7f8b72e..cbe818f 100644
--- a/pigpio.c
+++ b/pigpio.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 For more information, please refer to <http://unlicense.org/>
 */
 
-/* pigpio version 70 */
+/* pigpio version 71 */
 
 /* include ------------------------------------------------------- */
 
diff --git a/pigpio.h b/pigpio.h
index 524a2f5..f8a94bd 100644
--- a/pigpio.h
+++ b/pigpio.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ For more information, please refer to <http://unlicense.org/>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 
-#define PIGPIO_VERSION 7008
+#define PIGPIO_VERSION 71
 
 /*TEXT