diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 31786e4..209f138 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+## [9.7.1] - 2019-05-06
+
+## Fixed
+
+- Fixes [#736](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/issues/736) - git command error on GitLens 9.7.0 (unknown '-M' option)
+
 ## [9.7.0] - 2019-05-05
 
 ## Added
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ffa34b8..62f6e2f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "name": "gitlens",
     "displayName": "GitLens — Git supercharged",
     "description": "Supercharge the Git capabilities built into Visual Studio Code — Visualize code authorship at a glance via Git blame annotations and code lens, seamlessly navigate and explore Git repositories, gain valuable insights via powerful comparison commands, and so much more",
-    "version": "9.7.0",
+    "version": "9.7.1",
     "author": {
         "name": "Eric Amodio",
         "email": "eamodio@gmail.com"