diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index 56c737c36..e5e2f0396 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ If applicable, add copy/paste the output or attach a screenshots to help explain
  - OS: [e.g. Windows / macos / Linux distribution & version]
  - Python version [e.g. 3.10.4]
  - Git version [e.g. 2.36.0]
- - Darker version [e.g. 1.7.0]
+ - Darker version [e.g. 1.7.1]
  - Black version [e.g. 22.3.0]
  - other reformatter and linter versions [e.g. `isort==5.10.1`, `mypy==0.942`
 
diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index e390d1e4c..da8e4a4e1 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -8,8 +8,26 @@ Added
 
 Fixed
 -----
-- Use ``stacklevel=2`` in ``warnings.warn()`` calls as suggested by Flake8.
+
+
+1.7.1_ - 2023-03-26
+===================
+
+Added
+-----
+- Prefix GitHub milestones with ``Darker`` for clarity since we'll have two additional
+  related repositories soon in the same project.
+
+Fixed
+-----
+- Use ``git worktree`` to create a repository checkout for baseline linting. This avoids
+  issues with the previous ``git clone`` and ``git checkout`` based approach.
 - Disallow Flynt version 0.78 and newer to avoid an internal API incompatibility.
+- In CI builds, run the ``commit-range`` action from the current checkout instead of
+  pointing to a release tag. This fixes workflows when in a release branch.
+- Linting fixes: Use ``stacklevel=2`` in ``warnings.warn()`` calls as suggested by
+  Flake8; skip Bandit check for virtualenv creation in the GitHub Action;
+  use ``ignore[method-assign]`` as suggested by Mypy.
 
 
 1.7.0_ - 2023-02-11
@@ -449,7 +467,10 @@ Added
 -----
 - Initial implementation
 
-.. _Unreleased: https://github.com/akaihola/darker/compare/1.6.0...HEAD
+.. _Unreleased: https://github.com/akaihola/darker/compare/1.7.1...HEAD
+.. _1.7.1: https://github.com/akaihola/darker/compare/1.7.0...1.7.1
+.. _1.7.0: https://github.com/akaihola/darker/compare/1.6.1...1.7.0
+.. _1.6.1: https://github.com/akaihola/darker/compare/1.6.0...1.6.1
 .. _1.6.0: https://github.com/akaihola/darker/compare/1.5.1...1.6.0
 .. _1.5.1: https://github.com/akaihola/darker/compare/1.5.0...1.5.1
 .. _1.5.0: https://github.com/akaihola/darker/compare/1.4.2...1.5.0
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 288d3c4c9..064d4af7a 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
 .. |changelog-badge| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/-change%20log-purple
    :alt: Change log
 .. _changelog-badge: https://github.com/akaihola/darker/blob/master/CHANGES.rst
-.. |next-milestone| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/milestones/progress/akaihola/darker/20?color=red&label=release%201.7.1
+.. |next-milestone| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/milestones/progress/akaihola/darker/23?color=red&label=release%201.7.2
    :alt: Next milestone
-.. _next-milestone: https://github.com/akaihola/darker/milestone/20
+.. _next-milestone: https://github.com/akaihola/darker/milestone/23
 
 
 What?
@@ -137,11 +137,11 @@ How?
 
 To install or upgrade, use::
 
-  pip install --upgrade darker~=1.7.0
+  pip install --upgrade darker~=1.7.1
 
 Or, if you're using Conda_ for package management::
 
-  conda install -c conda-forge darker~=1.7.0 isort
+  conda install -c conda-forge darker~=1.7.1 isort
   conda update -c conda-forge darker
 
 ..
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ do the following:
    .. code-block:: yaml
 
       - repo: https://github.com/akaihola/darker
-        rev: 1.7.0
+        rev: 1.7.1
         hooks:
           - id: darker
 
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ other reformatter/linter tools you use to known compatible versions, for example
 .. code-block:: yaml
 
    - repo: https://github.com/akaihola/darker
-     rev: 1.7.0
+     rev: 1.7.1
      hooks:
        - id: darker
          args:
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ Note the inclusion of the isort Python package under ``additional_dependencies``
 .. code-block:: yaml
 
    - repo: https://github.com/akaihola/darker
-     rev: 1.7.0
+     rev: 1.7.1
      hooks:
        - id: darker
          args: [--isort]
@@ -730,11 +730,11 @@ Create a file named ``.github/workflows/darker.yml`` inside your repository with
            with:
              fetch-depth: 0 
          - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-         - uses: akaihola/darker@1.7.0
+         - uses: akaihola/darker@1.7.1
            with:
              options: "--check --diff --isort --color"
              src: "./src"
-             version: "~=1.7.0"
+             version: "~=1.7.1"
              lint: "flake8,pylint==2.13.1"
 
 There needs to be a working Python environment, set up using ``actions/setup-python``
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index a60ef90a6..d12d445cf 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     default: "."
   version:
-    description: 'Version of Darker to use, e.g. "~=1.7.0", "1.7.0", "@master"'
+    description: 'Version of Darker to use, e.g. "~=1.7.1", "1.7.1", "@master"'
     required: false
-    default: "~=1.7.0"
+    default: "~=1.7.1"
   revision:
     description: >-
       Git revision range to compare when determining modified lines.
diff --git a/src/darker/version.py b/src/darker/version.py
index 98cd4a541..ef611290d 100644
--- a/src/darker/version.py
+++ b/src/darker/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """The version number for Darker is governed by this file"""
 
-__version__ = "1.7.0"
+__version__ = "1.7.1"