diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index e7ca613..13708fa 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.7.0"
+  ".": "0.7.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2da33a0..f054cd9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 **Note:** Entries under `[Unreleased]` are generated by [release-please](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please) from conventional commits (e.g. `feat:`, `fix:`, `docs:`). When a release PR is merged, they are moved into a versioned section and the `VERSION` file is updated.
 
+## [0.7.1](https://github.com/vertexnova/vneshaderc/compare/v0.7.0...v0.7.1) (2026-09-08)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* improve error handling in ShaderPipelineBuilder ([#12](https://github.com/vertexnova/vneshaderc/issues/12)) ([cab486a](https://github.com/vertexnova/vneshaderc/commit/cab486a14db126506f7bc26e1cf03669083dd2ef))
+
 ## [0.7.0](https://github.com/vertexnova/vneshaderc/compare/v0.6.0...v0.7.0) (2026-07-14)
 
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index faef31a..39e898a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.7.0
+0.7.1