diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e55d2368..7f5ee164 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,23 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project are documented in this file.
 
+## 1.7.1
+
+**Release date:** 2025-10-08
+
+This patch release comes with various dependency updates.
+
+The controller is now built with Go 1.25.2 which includes
+fixes for vulnerabilities in the Go stdlib:
+[CVE-2025-58183](https://github.com/golang/go/issues/75677),
+[CVE-2025-58188](https://github.com/golang/go/issues/75675)
+and many others. The full list of security fixes can be found
+[here](https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/4Emdl2iQ_bI/m/qZN5nc-mBgAJ).
+
+Improvements:
+- Update dependencies to Kubernetes v1.34.1 and Go 1.25.2
+  [#1530](https://github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller/pull/1530)
+
 ## 1.7.0
 
 **Release date:** 2025-09-24
diff --git a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
index cbdfe3ed..4711e313 100644
--- a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ resources:
 images:
   - name: fluxcd/kustomize-controller
     newName: fluxcd/kustomize-controller
-    newTag: v1.7.0
+    newTag: v1.7.1
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2ff6e62a..902282aa 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cyphar/filepath-securejoin v0.4.1
 	github.com/dimchansky/utfbom v1.1.1
 	github.com/fluxcd/cli-utils v0.36.0-flux.15
-	github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller/api v1.7.0
+	github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller/api v1.7.1
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/acl v0.9.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/event v0.20.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/kustomize v1.13.0