diff --git a/docs/change_log.rst b/docs/change_log.rst
index 9230350c..e359aa2e 100644
--- a/docs/change_log.rst
+++ b/docs/change_log.rst
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ and the `stem.directory module <api/directory.html>`_.
   * Added a `descriptor download example <tutorials/examples/download_descriptor.html>`_
   * Added a `relay connection summary example <tutorials/examples/relay_connections.html>`_
 
+ * **Version 1.7.1** (December 26th, 2018) - :func:`~stem.process.launch_tor`
+   compatibility with an upcoming log format change (:trac:`28731`)
+
 .. _version_1.6:
 
 Version 1.6 (November 5th, 2017)
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index baeae430..12ab36c5 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Welcome to Stem!
 ================
 
-Stem is a Python controller library for `Tor <https://www.torproject.org/>`_. With it you can use Tor's `control protocol <https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/tree/control-spec.txt>`_ to script against the Tor process, or build things such as `Nyx <https://nyx.torproject.org/>`_. Stem's latest version is **1.7.0** (released October 7th, 2018).
+Stem is a Python controller library for `Tor <https://www.torproject.org/>`_. With it you can use Tor's `control protocol <https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/tree/control-spec.txt>`_ to script against the Tor process, or build things such as `Nyx <https://nyx.torproject.org/>`_. Stem's latest version is **1.7.1** (released December 26th, 2018).
 
 .. Main Stem Logo
    Source: http://www.wpclipart.com/plants/assorted/P/plant_stem.png.html
diff --git a/stem/__init__.py b/stem/__init__.py
index 9a9aec59..09188673 100644
--- a/stem/__init__.py
+++ b/stem/__init__.py
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ Library for working with the tor process.
 import stem.util
 import stem.util.enum
 
-__version__ = '1.7.0'
+__version__ = '1.7.1'
 __author__ = 'Damian Johnson'
 __contact__ = 'atagar@torproject.org'
 __url__ = 'https://stem.torproject.org/'
diff --git a/stem/process.py b/stem/process.py
index e2b36ec0..e6aaf50b 100644
--- a/stem/process.py
+++ b/stem/process.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def launch_tor(tor_cmd = 'tor', args = None, torrc_path = None, completion_perce
       signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, timeout_handler)
       signal.setitimer(signal.ITIMER_REAL, timeout)
 
-    bootstrap_line = re.compile('Bootstrapped ([0-9]+)%: ')
+    bootstrap_line = re.compile('Bootstrapped ([0-9]+)%')
     problem_line = re.compile('\[(warn|err)\] (.*)$')
     last_problem = 'Timed out'