diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml
index 597e9fc3..63ef7280 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
     name: >-
       Publish Python 🐍 distribution 📦 to PyPI
     # Only publish to PyPI on final release tags (not rc, alpha, beta, etc.)
-    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') && !contains(github.ref, 'rc') && !contains(github.ref, 'alpha') && !contains(github.ref, 'beta') && !contains(github.ref, 'a') && !contains(github.ref, 'b')
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') && !contains(github.ref, 'rc') && !contains(github.ref, 'alpha') && !contains(github.ref, 'beta')
     needs:
     - build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/docs/source/whatsnew/releases/v0.7.1.rst b/docs/source/whatsnew/releases/v0.7.1.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f5769b52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/source/whatsnew/releases/v0.7.1.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+v0.7.1 (XXXX-XX-XX)
+===================
+
+Breaking Changes
+----------------
+
+
+Enhancements
+------------
+
+
+Deprecations
+-------------
+
+
+Bug Fixes
+---------
+
+
+Dependencies
+------------
+
+
+Contributors
+------------
+