diff --git a/apps/desktop/CHANGELOG.md b/apps/desktop/CHANGELOG.md
index 14bc4b61..0e51ea44 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/apps/desktop/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ The VS Code / Cursor extension has its own changelog at
 separately — desktop releases are tagged `app-v*`, extension releases `ext-v*` —
 but they share the same engine, so most Git behaviour lands in both at once.
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [2.7.1] - 2026-10-25
 
 ### Fixed
 - **GitHub sign-in works behind a proxy.** On a network that reaches the
diff --git a/apps/desktop/package.json b/apps/desktop/package.json
index 8948e422..bd88908d 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/package.json
+++ b/apps/desktop/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gitstudio-desktop",
-  "version": "2.7.0",
+  "version": "2.7.1",
   "private": true,
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "description": "GitStudio \u2014 the native cross-platform desktop app (Electron). Reuses @gitstudio/engine, git-service, webview-ui, and host-bridge behind host-agnostic seams.",
diff --git a/docs/releases/app-v2.7.1.md b/docs/releases/app-v2.7.1.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0111a132
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/releases/app-v2.7.1.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# GitStudio 2.7.1
+
+### Fixed
+- **GitHub sign-in works behind a proxy.** On a network that reaches the
+  internet only through a proxy, Sign in with GitHub failed with "Couldn't
+  reach GitHub", and so did every other GitHub view, the update check and
+  cloud AI providers: those requests connected directly and never used the
+  system proxy. They now go out the same way the rest of the app does,
+  through the system proxy or PAC script. Local model servers (Ollama, LM
+  Studio) are still reached directly. When a request does fail, the message
+  now says why and which address, for example "Couldn't reach GitHub
+  (ERR_PROXY_CONNECTION_FAILED) — github.com/login/device/code"
+  (#133).
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0b010bc9..4cf428d2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     },
     "apps/desktop": {
       "name": "gitstudio-desktop",
-      "version": "2.7.0",
+      "version": "2.7.1",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {