diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index dfe6bd6d00..3d549aca0a 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 Changelog
 ##########
 
+0.7.4
+=====
+
+* Use a newer version of requests, which fixed an issue for users with older versions of 
+  requests getting ConnectionErrors (https://github.com/locustio/locust/issues/273).
+* Various fixes to documentation.
+
+
 0.7.3
 =====
 
diff --git a/locust/__init__.py b/locust/__init__.py
index 2dd8230b8e..b2d1456fd9 100644
--- a/locust/__init__.py
+++ b/locust/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 from core import HttpLocust, Locust, TaskSet, task
 from exception import InterruptTaskSet, ResponseError, RescheduleTaskImmediately
 
-version = "0.7.3"
+version = "0.7.4"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2798114d21..0cb30479f5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages, Command
 import sys, os
 
-version = '0.7.3'
+version = '0.7.4'
 
 
 class Unit2Discover(Command):