diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 64a3243e9b1..651b7c763f6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,26 @@ community.aws Release Notes
 .. contents:: Topics
 
 
+v7.1.0
+======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+This release includes new features for the ``cloudfront_distribution`` and ``mq_broker`` modules, as well as a bugfix for the ``aws_ssm`` connection plugin needed when connecting to hosts with Bash 5.1.0 and later.
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- aws_ssm - Updated the documentation to explicitly state that an S3 bucket is required, the behavior of the files in that bucket, and requirements around that. (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/1775).
+- cloudfront_distribution - added support for ``cache_policy_id`` and ``origin_request_policy_id`` for behaviors (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1589)
+- mq_broker - add support to wait for broker state via ``wait`` and ``wait_timeout`` parameter values (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1879).
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- aws_ssm - disable `enable-bracketed-paste` to fix issue with amazon linux 2023 and other OSes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/1756)
+
 v7.0.0
 ======
 
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index 7f587b0efe0..ea65a58becd 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -3710,3 +3710,27 @@ releases:
     - release_summary.yml
     - workflow-requirements.yml
     release_date: '2023-11-06'
+  7.1.0:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - aws_ssm - disable `enable-bracketed-paste` to fix issue with amazon linux
+        2023 and other OSes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/1756)
+      minor_changes:
+      - aws_ssm - Updated the documentation to explicitly state that an S3 bucket
+        is required, the behavior of the files in that bucket, and requirements around
+        that. (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/1775).
+      - cloudfront_distribution - added support for ``cache_policy_id`` and ``origin_request_policy_id``
+        for behaviors (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1589)
+      - mq_broker - add support to wait for broker state via ``wait`` and ``wait_timeout``
+        parameter values (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1879).
+      release_summary: This release includes new features for the ``cloudfront_distribution``
+        and ``mq_broker`` modules, as well as a bugfix for the ``aws_ssm`` connection
+        plugin needed when connecting to hosts with Bash 5.1.0 and later.
+    fragments:
+    - 1589-cloudfront_distribution-add-policies.yml
+    - 1775-aws_ssm-s3-docs.yaml
+    - 1839-disable-bracketed-paste.yml
+    - 1879-mq_broker-add-wait.yml
+    - release.yml
+    - ssm-fedora34.yml
+    release_date: '2024-01-10'
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/1589-cloudfront_distribution-add-policies.yml b/changelogs/fragments/1589-cloudfront_distribution-add-policies.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index c0b9bbdd5c7..00000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/1589-cloudfront_distribution-add-policies.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - cloudfront_distribution - added support for ``cache_policy_id`` and ``origin_request_policy_id`` for behaviors (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1589)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/1775-aws_ssm-s3-docs.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/1775-aws_ssm-s3-docs.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index fab369337d4..00000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/1775-aws_ssm-s3-docs.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-- aws_ssm - Updated the documentation to explicitly state that an S3 bucket is required,
-  the behavior of the files in that bucket, and requirements around that. (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/1775).
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/1839-disable-bracketed-paste.yml b/changelogs/fragments/1839-disable-bracketed-paste.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1398fc3ec1d..00000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/1839-disable-bracketed-paste.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-bugfixes:
-  - aws_ssm - disable `enable-bracketed-paste` to fix issue with amazon linux 2023 and other OSes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/1756)
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/1879-mq_broker-add-wait.yml b/changelogs/fragments/1879-mq_broker-add-wait.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 388b5523aac..00000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/1879-mq_broker-add-wait.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-  - mq_broker - add support to wait for broker state via ``wait`` and ``wait_timeout`` parameter values (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1879).
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/ssm-fedora34.yml b/changelogs/fragments/ssm-fedora34.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8695fc08129..00000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/ssm-fedora34.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-trivial:
-- ssm - bump test image from Fedora 34 to CentOS 9
diff --git a/galaxy.yml b/galaxy.yml
index 51c1458a277..e1b30d6e2d2 100644
--- a/galaxy.yml
+++ b/galaxy.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 namespace: community
 name: aws
-version: 7.0.0
+version: 7.1.0
 readme: README.md
 authors:
   - Ansible (https://github.com/ansible)
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/common.py b/plugins/module_utils/common.py
index f396f54ec73..0c43747293a 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/common.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/common.py
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 
 
 COMMUNITY_AWS_COLLECTION_NAME = "community.aws"
-COMMUNITY_AWS_COLLECTION_VERSION = "7.0.0"
+COMMUNITY_AWS_COLLECTION_VERSION = "7.1.0"