diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ae38d40..46ba5ac 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.7.1 — 2026-09-05
+
+- Clarifies the Maven Central package name and description around Java and
+  Kotlin seat booking, inventory and webhook workflows, with a direct link to
+  the Java integration guide.
+- Refreshes README checkout examples, retry guidance and API coverage. Public
+  APIs and runtime behavior are unchanged from 0.7.0.
+
 ## 0.7.0 — 2026-08-30
 
 - Added coverage for all 48 Fixed Renewable Season server
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 02c45d0..9e599e0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@ seat inventory through one typed ticketing API client.
 <dependency>
   <groupId>io.seatlayer</groupId>
   <artifactId>seatlayer-java</artifactId>
-  <version>0.7.0</version>
+  <version>0.7.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 ```groovy
-implementation 'io.seatlayer:seatlayer-java:0.7.0'
+implementation 'io.seatlayer:seatlayer-java:0.7.1'
 ```
 
-Published on Maven Central as `io.seatlayer:seatlayer-java`; `0.7.0` is the current release, so no
+Published on Maven Central as `io.seatlayer:seatlayer-java`; `0.7.1` is the current release, so no
 extra repository declaration is needed. Requires Java 17 or newer. **Zero runtime dependencies** — the SDK uses
 `java.net.http.HttpClient` and `javax.crypto.Mac` from the JDK plus a small hand-written JSON
 codec, so it never forces a Jackson or OkHttp version on an application that already has one.
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2146392..4271dfb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 
   <groupId>io.seatlayer</groupId>
   <artifactId>seatlayer-java</artifactId>
-  <version>0.7.0</version>
+  <version>0.7.1</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
-  <name>SeatLayer Java SDK</name>
-  <description>Official Java server SDK for the SeatLayer reserved-seating ticketing API. Server-side only: inspect seat holds, price from server data, book seats with a stable booking reference, and manage seating charts, seat maps, events, sales channels, and live seat inventory from Java or Kotlin.</description>
-  <url>https://seatlayer.io/</url>
+  <name>SeatLayer Java Seat Booking and Reserved Seating SDK</name>
+  <description>Official SeatLayer Java SDK for server-side seat booking and reserved seating. Manage seating charts, events and live inventory, inspect holds, confirm bookings and verify webhooks from Java or Kotlin, with no runtime dependencies.</description>
+  <url>https://docs.seatlayer.io/server-sdk/java/</url>
 
   <licenses>
     <license>