diff --git a/homeassistant/const.py b/homeassistant/const.py
index acc30bcd57c3755d22d4ed5087af0d5e02191253..4c9757b3260fc79466aec72500f7da260bff66e4 100644
--- a/homeassistant/const.py
+++ b/homeassistant/const.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # coding: utf-8
 """Constants used by Home Assistant components."""
 MAJOR_VERSION = 0
-MINOR_VERSION = 70
+MINOR_VERSION = 71
 PATCH_VERSION = '0.dev0'
 __short_version__ = '{}.{}'.format(MAJOR_VERSION, MINOR_VERSION)
 __version__ = '{}.{}'.format(__short_version__, PATCH_VERSION)