diff --git a/docs/misc/changelog.rst b/docs/misc/changelog.rst
index e14bb285..6eedf5ff 100644
--- a/docs/misc/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/misc/changelog.rst
@@ -3,9 +3,14 @@
 Changelog
 ==========
 
-Release 2.7.1a3 (WIP)
+Release 2.7.1 (2025-12-05)
 --------------------------
 
+.. warning::
+
+    Stable-Baselines3 (SB3) v2.7.1 will be the last one supporting Python 3.9 (end of life in October 2025).
+    We highly recommended you to upgrade to Python >= 3.10.
+
 Breaking Changes:
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
diff --git a/sb3_contrib/version.txt b/sb3_contrib/version.txt
index 87e281a4..860487ca 100644
--- a/sb3_contrib/version.txt
+++ b/sb3_contrib/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.7.1a3
+2.7.1