diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 732ed57cb..820f34fe6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
+# Version 7.1
+
+## 7.1.0-beta.1 (Jun 5, 2023)
+
+- Add ref forwarding to Marker and Popup (#2191)
+- Split exports into separate endpoints (#2178)
+- Make mapbox-gl an optional dependency (#2175)
+- Remove defaultProps and displayName (#2173)
+
+
 # Version 7.0
 
 ## 7.0.0 (Feb 4, 2022)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d60651611..a21270aa4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "react-map-gl",
   "description": "React components for Mapbox GL JS-compatible libraries",
-  "version": "7.0.0",
+  "version": "7.1.0-beta.1",
   "keywords": [
     "mapbox",
     "mapbox-gl",