diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 38cb4034b531..718cbb860fde 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@
   "google-cloud-storage_insights+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-storage_insights-v1": "1.7.0",
   "google-cloud-storage_insights-v1+FILLER": "0.0.0",
-  "google-cloud-storage_transfer": "1.7.0",
+  "google-cloud-storage_transfer": "1.7.1",
   "google-cloud-storage_transfer+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-storage_transfer-v1": "1.11.0",
   "google-cloud-storage_transfer-v1+FILLER": "0.0.0",
diff --git a/google-cloud-storage_transfer/CHANGELOG.md b/google-cloud-storage_transfer/CHANGELOG.md
index 288a4b001b1e..0b91eed5d376 100644
--- a/google-cloud-storage_transfer/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/google-cloud-storage_transfer/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
+### 1.7.1 (2026-08-04)
+
+#### Bug Fixes
+
+* generate double-wildcard path patterns with capture groups ([#35063](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/issues/35063)) 
+#### Documentation
+
+* Update copyright year ([#35098](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/issues/35098)) 
+
 ### 1.7.0 (2026-06-11)
 
 #### Features
diff --git a/google-cloud-storage_transfer/lib/google/cloud/storage_transfer/version.rb b/google-cloud-storage_transfer/lib/google/cloud/storage_transfer/version.rb
index 531e11044a16..10f7f5e74d7d 100644
--- a/google-cloud-storage_transfer/lib/google/cloud/storage_transfer/version.rb
+++ b/google-cloud-storage_transfer/lib/google/cloud/storage_transfer/version.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 module Google
   module Cloud
     module StorageTransfer
-      VERSION = "1.7.0"
+      VERSION = "1.7.1"
     end
   end
 end