diff --git a/.authors.yml b/.authors.yml
index cb7137243b..f4b769483a 100644
--- a/.authors.yml
+++ b/.authors.yml
@@ -1202,7 +1202,7 @@
   alternate_emails:
   - clee@anaconda.com
 - name: Ken Odegard
-  num_commits: 212
+  num_commits: 213
   email: kodegard@anaconda.com
   first_commit: 2020-09-08 19:53:41
   github: kenodegard
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@
   github: beeankha
   alternate_emails:
   - beeankha@gmail.com
-  num_commits: 36
+  num_commits: 34
   first_commit: 2022-01-19 16:40:06
 - name: Conda Bot
   email: 18747875+conda-bot@users.noreply.github.com
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4eb0c36d08..a088d2f953 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 [//]: # (current developments)
 
+## 24.7.1 (2024-07-30)
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+* Check for WSL existence before calling `os.stat`. (#5433 via #5434)
+
+### Contributors
+
+* @kenodegard
+
+
+
 ## 24.7.0 (2024-07-18)
 
 ### Enhancements
diff --git a/news/5434-check-for-WSL b/news/5434-check-for-WSL
deleted file mode 100644
index e063aa3bbe..0000000000
--- a/news/5434-check-for-WSL
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-### Enhancements
-
-* <news item>
-
-### Bug fixes
-
-* Check for WSL existence before calling `os.stat`. (#5433 via #5434)
-
-### Deprecations
-
-* <news item>
-
-### Docs
-
-* <news item>
-
-### Other
-
-* <news item>