diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 861dba4..bb60f7b 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 
+7.1.1 / 2026-09-23
+==================
+
+  * fix: include the JSON decoder's line and column in ``JSONReadError``, ``StringReadError``, and ``URLReadError`` messages, so the CLI reports where the input breaks instead of only that it is invalid
+  * fix: accept a UTF-8 byte order mark in file, URL, string, and stdin JSON input
+  * chore: fix the diagnostics ty 0.0.83 reports in tests and make the list-omission test compare its result
+
 7.1.0 / 2026-09-03
 ==================
 
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 99ca620..2551df0 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,29 @@
+# json2xml 7.1.1
+
+Released 2026-09-23.
+
+## Highlights
+
+- Reader errors now carry the JSON decoder's line and column, so `json2xml-py` says where a document breaks: `Invalid JSON File: Expecting ',' delimiter: line 372 column 3 (char 8920)`.
+- A UTF-8 byte order mark, as written by PowerShell and Notepad, no longer makes file, URL, string, or stdin input fail as invalid JSON.
+- The test suite type-checks cleanly under ty 0.0.83.
+
+## Behaviour changes and migration guidance
+
+- `JSONReadError`, `StringReadError`, and `URLReadError` messages keep their existing prefixes and append the decoder message after a colon. Callers matching on the prefix are unaffected; callers comparing whole messages should match on the prefix.
+- A leading U+FEFF in string input is dropped before parsing. No other input handling changed.
+
+## Package Versions
+
+- Python package: `json2xml==7.1.1`
+- Rust accelerator: `json2xml-rs==0.6.0` (unchanged)
+- Fast install: `pip install "json2xml[fast]==7.1.1"`
+
+## Verification
+
+The release passed Ruff, ty 0.0.83, and 658 Python tests with 100% statement coverage on CPython and PyPy 3.10. No Rust sources changed.
+
+
 # json2xml 7.1.0
 
 Released 2026-09-03.
diff --git a/json2xml/__init__.py b/json2xml/__init__.py
index 55a3d4f..fbfb3ff 100644
--- a/json2xml/__init__.py
+++ b/json2xml/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 __author__ = """Vinit Kumar"""
 __email__ = "mail@vinitkumar.me"
-__version__ = "7.1.0"
+__version__ = "7.1.1"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c983727..e63405e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "json2xml"
-version = "7.1.0"
+version = "7.1.1"
 description = "Simple Python Library to convert JSON to XML"
 readme = "README.rst"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index d39d34a..059c3f3 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "json2xml"
-version = "7.1.0"
+version = "7.1.1"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "defusedxml" },