diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0802b41c..782fe142 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ project (APEX CXX C)
 set (APEX_DESCRIPTION "Autonomic Performance Environment for eXascale" CACHE STRING "APEX project description")
 set (APEX_VERSION_MAJOR 2 CACHE STRING "APEX Major Version")
 set (APEX_VERSION_MINOR 7 CACHE STRING "APEX Minor Version")
-set (APEX_VERSION_PATCH 0 CACHE STRING "APEX Patch Version")
+set (APEX_VERSION_PATCH 1 CACHE STRING "APEX Patch Version")
 set (APEX_HOMEPAGE_URL "http://github.com/UO-OACISS/apex" CACHE STRING "APEX homepage URL")
 
 # cmake_policy(VERSION 3.20.1) - implicitly called by cmake_mimium_required
diff --git a/doc/Doxyfile.in b/doc/Doxyfile.in
index 42094047..fbfbb50f 100644
--- a/doc/Doxyfile.in
+++ b/doc/Doxyfile.in
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = "Autonomic Performance Environment for eXascale (APEX)"
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 2.7.0
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 2.7.1
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/doc/webdocs/docs/install.md b/doc/webdocs/docs/install.md
index 5ff579c7..389dfd6c 100644
--- a/doc/webdocs/docs/install.md
+++ b/doc/webdocs/docs/install.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ APEX is integrated into the [HPX runtime](https://hpx.stellar-group.org), and is
 -DHPX_WITH_APEX=TRUE
 ```
 
-The `-DHPX_WITH_APEX_TAG=develop` can be used to indicate a specific release version of APEX, or to use a specific GitHub branch of APEX.  We recommend using the default configured version that comes with HPX (currently `v2.6.5`) or the `develop` branch.  Additional CMake flags include:
+The `-DHPX_WITH_APEX_TAG=develop` can be used to indicate a specific release version of APEX, or to use a specific GitHub branch of APEX.  We recommend using the default configured version that comes with HPX (currently `v2.7.1`) or the `develop` branch.  Additional CMake flags include:
 
 * `-DAPEX_WITH_LM_SENSORS=TRUE` to enable [LM sensors](https://hwmon.wiki.kernel.org/lm_sensors) support (assumed to be installed in default system paths)
 * `-DAPEX_WITH_PAPI=TRUE` and `-DPAPI_ROOT=...` to enable [PAPI](https://icl.utk.edu/papi/) support
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ The `-DHPX_WITH_APEX_TAG=develop` can be used to indicate a specific release ver
 
 APEX is open source, and available on Github at <http://github.com/UO-OACISS/apex>.
 
-For stability, most users will want to download [the most recent release](https://github.com/UO-OACISS/apex/releases) of APEX (for example, v2.6.5):
+For stability, most users will want to download [the most recent release](https://github.com/UO-OACISS/apex/releases) of APEX (for example, v2.7.1):
 
 ```bash
-wget https://github.com/UO-OACISS/apex/archive/refs/tags/v2.6.5.tar.gz
-tar -xvzf v2.6.5.tar.gz
-cd apex-2.6.5
+wget https://github.com/UO-OACISS/apex/archive/refs/tags/v2.7.1.tar.gz
+tar -xvzf v2.7.1.tar.gz
+cd apex-2.7.1
 ```
 
 Other users may want to work with the most recent code available, in which case you can clone the git repo:
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ The process for building APEX is:
 2) Enter the repo directory:
 
 ```bash
-cd apex-2.6.5
+cd apex-2.7.1
 ```
 
 3) configure using CMake:
diff --git a/src/apex/CMakeLists_hpx.cmake b/src/apex/CMakeLists_hpx.cmake
index f0c90c1a..3d08440d 100644
--- a/src/apex/CMakeLists_hpx.cmake
+++ b/src/apex/CMakeLists_hpx.cmake
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ hpx_info("apex" "Will build APEX")
 
 set (APEX_VERSION_MAJOR 2)
 set (APEX_VERSION_MINOR 7)
-set (APEX_VERSION_PATCH 0)
+set (APEX_VERSION_PATCH 1)
 
 if (NOT APEX_ROOT)
   if (EXISTS ${HPX_SOURCE_DIR}/apex)