diff --git a/sdk/azcore/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/azcore/CHANGELOG.md
index 8206a57c7735..cd7c0da31d00 100644
--- a/sdk/azcore/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/azcore/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Release History
 
+## 1.7.1 (2023-08-14)
+
+## Bugs Fixed
+
+* Enable TLS renegotiation in the default transport policy.
+
 ## 1.7.0 (2023-07-12)
 
 ### Features Added
diff --git a/sdk/azcore/internal/shared/constants.go b/sdk/azcore/internal/shared/constants.go
index 53c8d353ad14..577435a49d97 100644
--- a/sdk/azcore/internal/shared/constants.go
+++ b/sdk/azcore/internal/shared/constants.go
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ const (
 	Module = "azcore"
 
 	// Version is the semantic version (see http://semver.org) of this module.
-	Version = "v1.7.0"
+	Version = "v1.7.1"
 )
diff --git a/sdk/azcore/runtime/transport_default_http_client.go b/sdk/azcore/runtime/transport_default_http_client.go
index 869bed511842..dbb9fa7f86c1 100644
--- a/sdk/azcore/runtime/transport_default_http_client.go
+++ b/sdk/azcore/runtime/transport_default_http_client.go
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ func init() {
 		TLSHandshakeTimeout:   10 * time.Second,
 		ExpectContinueTimeout: 1 * time.Second,
 		TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{
-			MinVersion: tls.VersionTLS12,
+			MinVersion:    tls.VersionTLS12,
+			Renegotiation: tls.RenegotiateFreelyAsClient,
 		},
 	}
 	defaultHTTPClient = &http.Client{