diff --git a/metrics_sdk/CHANGELOG.md b/metrics_sdk/CHANGELOG.md
index 09ded979aa..02d17632a8 100644
--- a/metrics_sdk/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/metrics_sdk/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Release History: opentelemetry-metrics-sdk
 
+### v0.7.1 / 2025-05-28
+
+* FIXED: Recover periodic metric readers after forking
+
 ### v0.7.0 / 2025-05-13
 
 * ADDED: Add basic exponential histogram
diff --git a/metrics_sdk/lib/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/version.rb b/metrics_sdk/lib/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/version.rb
index 332d2eb92b..4fe45160ea 100644
--- a/metrics_sdk/lib/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/version.rb
+++ b/metrics_sdk/lib/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/version.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module OpenTelemetry
   module SDK
     module Metrics
       # Current OpenTelemetry metrics sdk version
-      VERSION = '0.7.0'
+      VERSION = '0.7.1'
     end
   end
 end