diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 017e280..093052a 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "react-responsive-modal": "7.0.0"
+  "react-responsive-modal": "7.1.0"
 }
diff --git a/react-responsive-modal/CHANGELOG.md b/react-responsive-modal/CHANGELOG.md
index c44874c..bf735a2 100644
--- a/react-responsive-modal/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/react-responsive-modal/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [7.1.0](https://github.com/pradel/react-responsive-modal/compare/react-responsive-modal-v7.0.0...react-responsive-modal-v7.1.0) (2025-10-01)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add optional ariaLabel prop ([#532](https://github.com/pradel/react-responsive-modal/issues/532)) ([fc8925a](https://github.com/pradel/react-responsive-modal/commit/fc8925a569fbf39cebb0735e49acb323d95fb989))
+
 ## [7.0.0](https://github.com/pradel/react-responsive-modal/compare/react-responsive-modal-v6.4.2...react-responsive-modal-v7.0.0) (2025-07-13)
 
 
diff --git a/react-responsive-modal/package.json b/react-responsive-modal/package.json
index b571f51..e74ff4c 100644
--- a/react-responsive-modal/package.json
+++ b/react-responsive-modal/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-responsive-modal",
-  "version": "7.0.0",
+  "version": "7.1.0",
   "description": "A simple responsive and accessible react modal",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",