diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f9595aca..cb00dce9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # dev tooling and versions
-RUN_THAT_APP_VERSION = 0.5.0
+RUN_THAT_APP_VERSION = 0.7.1
 
 build:  # builds the release binary
 	cargo build --release --target x86_64-unknown-linux-musl