diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 900af56..b6f5cde 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ a major and minor version only.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [v3.71]
+
 ### Changed
 
 - scale height of tree and split headlines with fontsize of `section in head/foot`
@@ -252,7 +254,8 @@ a major and minor version only.
 - Support for `noxcolor` with `beamerarticle` (see #483)
 - Treatment of mixed overlay/alert specifications
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/josephwright/beamer/compare/v3.70...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/josephwright/beamer/compare/v3.71...HEAD
+[v3.71]: https://github.com/josephwright/beamer/compare/v3.70...v3.71
 [v3.70]: https://github.com/josephwright/beamer/compare/v3.69...v3.70
 [v3.69]: https://github.com/josephwright/beamer/compare/v3.68...v3.69
 [v3.68]: https://github.com/josephwright/beamer/compare/v3.67...v3.68
diff --git a/base/beamer.cls b/base/beamer.cls
index 2180cf2..5b50af3 100644
--- a/base/beamer.cls
+++ b/base/beamer.cls
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 % See the file LICENSE.md for more details.
 
 \ProvidesClass{beamer}
-  [2023/05/15 v3.70 A class for typesetting presentations]
+  [2024/01/06 v3.71 A class for typesetting presentations]
 
 % Setup modes and check for article option
 % Also loads packages required by both beamer and beamerarticle
diff --git a/base/beamerarticle.sty b/base/beamerarticle.sty
index d2036ba..49274c1 100644
--- a/base/beamerarticle.sty
+++ b/base/beamerarticle.sty
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 % See the file LICENSE.md for more details.
 
 \ProvidesPackage{beamerarticle}
-  [2023/05/15 v3.70 beamer input in article mode]
+  [2024/01/06 v3.71 beamer input in article mode]
 
 % Setup modes and check for article option
 % Also loads packages required by both beamer and beamerarticle
diff --git a/doc/beameruserguide.tex b/doc/beameruserguide.tex
index 7b7b0ca..bbd05b3 100644
--- a/doc/beameruserguide.tex
+++ b/doc/beameruserguide.tex
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 \documentclass{ltxdoc}
 
-\def\beamerugversion{3.70}
+\def\beamerugversion{3.71}
 \def\beamerugpgfversion{3.1.7}
 \def\beamerugxcolorversion{2.00}