diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 0c534dc..405ed78 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Release 1.1.7 (2023-08-09)
+==========================
+
+* Fix tests for Sphinx 7.1 and below
+
 Release 1.1.6 (2023-08-07)
 ==========================
 
diff --git a/sphinxcontrib/serializinghtml/__init__.py b/sphinxcontrib/serializinghtml/__init__.py
index 6f2c8b8..6a0b54e 100644
--- a/sphinxcontrib/serializinghtml/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinxcontrib/serializinghtml/__init__.py
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 
 from sphinxcontrib.serializinghtml import jsonimpl
 
-__version__ = '1.1.6'
-__version_info__ = (1, 1, 6)
+__version__ = '1.1.7'
+__version_info__ = (1, 1, 7)
 
 package_dir = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))