diff --git a/library.properties b/library.properties
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--- a/library.properties
+++ b/library.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name=Adafruit BusIO
-version=1.7.0
+version=1.7.1
 author=Adafruit
 maintainer=Adafruit <info@adafruit.com>
 sentence=This is a library for abstracting away UART, I2C and SPI interfacing