diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 772ff6edc..c7def46ea 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+=== Transmission 2.71 (2012/09/26) ===
+[http://trac.transmissionbt.com/query?milestone=2.71&group=component&order=severity All tickets closed by this release]
+==== Mac ====
+  * Fix crasher on 10.6 Snow Leopard
+
 === Transmission 2.70 (2012/09/25) ===
 [http://trac.transmissionbt.com/query?milestone=2.70&group=component&order=severity All tickets closed by this release]
 ==== All Platforms ====
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0dbfc000a..eb6a9ded9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ dnl STATUS: "X" for prerelease beta builds,
 dnl         "Z" for unsupported trunk builds,
 dnl         "0" for stable, supported releases
 dnl these should be the only two lines you need to change
-m4_define([user_agent_prefix],[2.70])
-m4_define([peer_id_prefix],[-TR2700-])
+m4_define([user_agent_prefix],[2.71])
+m4_define([peer_id_prefix],[-TR2710-])
 
 AC_INIT([transmission],[user_agent_prefix],[http://trac.transmissionbt.com/newticket])
 AC_SUBST(USERAGENT_PREFIX,[user_agent_prefix])