diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 74223c0ab72..d6f6bafc6f8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # go-github #
 
 [![go-github release (latest SemVer)](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/google/go-github?sort=semver)](https://github.com/google/go-github/releases)
-[![Go Reference](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=godoc&message=reference&color=blue)](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/google/go-github/v70/github)
+[![Go Reference](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=godoc&message=reference&color=blue)](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/google/go-github/v71/github)
 [![Test Status](https://github.com/google/go-github/actions/workflows/tests.yml/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/google/go-github/actions/workflows/tests.yml)
 [![Test Coverage](https://codecov.io/gh/google/go-github/branch/master/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/google/go-github)
 [![Discuss at go-github@googlegroups.com](https://img.shields.io/badge/discuss-go--github%40googlegroups.com-blue.svg)](https://groups.google.com/group/go-github)
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ If you're interested in using the [GraphQL API v4][], the recommended library is
 go-github is compatible with modern Go releases in module mode, with Go installed:
 
 ```bash
-go get github.com/google/go-github/v70
+go get github.com/google/go-github/v71
 ```
 
 will resolve and add the package to the current development module, along with its dependencies.
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ will resolve and add the package to the current development module, along with i
 Alternatively the same can be achieved if you use import in a package:
 
 ```go
-import "github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"
+import "github.com/google/go-github/v71/github"
 ```
 
 and run `go get` without parameters.
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ and run `go get` without parameters.
 Finally, to use the top-of-trunk version of this repo, use the following command:
 
 ```bash
-go get github.com/google/go-github/v70@master
+go get github.com/google/go-github/v71@master
 ```
 
 ## Usage ##
 
 ```go
-import "github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"	// with go modules enabled (GO111MODULE=on or outside GOPATH)
+import "github.com/google/go-github/v71/github"	// with go modules enabled (GO111MODULE=on or outside GOPATH)
 import "github.com/google/go-github/github" // with go modules disabled
 ```
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/bradleyfalzon/ghinstallation/v2"
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v71/github"
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
 
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v71/github"
 	"github.com/jferrl/go-githubauth"
 	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
 )
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ For complete usage of go-github, see the full [package docs][].
 
 [GitHub API v3]: https://docs.github.com/en/rest
 [personal access token]: https://github.com/blog/1509-personal-api-tokens
-[package docs]: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/google/go-github/v70/github
+[package docs]: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/google/go-github/v71/github
 [GraphQL API v4]: https://developer.github.com/v4/
 [shurcooL/githubv4]: https://github.com/shurcooL/githubv4
 [GitHub webhook events]: https://docs.github.com/en/developers/webhooks-and-events/webhooks/webhook-events-and-payloads
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ Versions prior to 48.2.0 are not listed.
 
 | go-github Version | GitHub v3 API Version |
 | ----------------- | --------------------- |
-| 70.0.0            | 2022-11-28            |
+| 71.0.0            | 2022-11-28            |
 | ...               | 2022-11-28            |
 | 48.2.0            | 2022-11-28            |
 
diff --git a/example/actionpermissions/main.go b/example/actionpermissions/main.go
index 991010d02b4..f5628b6b447 100644
--- a/example/actionpermissions/main.go
+++ b/example/actionpermissions/main.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v71/github"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/example/appengine/app.go b/example/appengine/app.go
index d8a39af1cc6..a78e574ed13 100644
--- a/example/appengine/app.go
+++ b/example/appengine/app.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v71/github"
 	"google.golang.org/appengine"
 	"google.golang.org/appengine/log"
 )
diff --git a/example/basicauth/main.go b/example/basicauth/main.go
index d9407455a87..b0f2515d0fb 100644
--- a/example/basicauth/main.go
+++ b/example/basicauth/main.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v71/github"
 	"golang.org/x/term"
 )
 
diff --git a/example/codespaces/newreposecretwithxcrypto/main.go b/example/codespaces/newreposecretwithxcrypto/main.go
index a7d4c76d173..8d8502e6b7d 100644
--- a/example/codespaces/newreposecretwithxcrypto/main.go
+++ b/example/codespaces/newreposecretwithxcrypto/main.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v71/github"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/nacl/box"
 )
 
diff --git a/example/codespaces/newusersecretwithxcrypto/main.go b/example/codespaces/newusersecretwithxcrypto/main.go
index 0aa15f0e20b..6be8dd92546 100644
--- a/example/codespaces/newusersecretwithxcrypto/main.go
+++ b/example/codespaces/newusersecretwithxcrypto/main.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v71/github"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/nacl/box"
 )
 
diff --git a/example/commitpr/main.go b/example/commitpr/main.go
index 9ee111733f6..f3a4297d4ac 100644
--- a/example/commitpr/main.go
+++ b/example/commitpr/main.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ProtonMail/go-crypto/openpgp"
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v71/github"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/example/go.mod b/example/go.mod
index 9ed11b66edc..a9ac895be06 100644
--- a/example/go.mod
+++ b/example/go.mod
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-module github.com/google/go-github/v70/example
+module github.com/google/go-github/v71/example
 
 go 1.23.0
 
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/bradleyfalzon/ghinstallation/v2 v2.0.4
 	github.com/gofri/go-github-pagination v1.0.0
 	github.com/gofri/go-github-ratelimit/v2 v2.0.2
-	github.com/google/go-github/v70 v70.0.0
+	github.com/google/go-github/v71 v71.0.0
 	github.com/sigstore/sigstore-go v0.6.1
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.35.0
 	golang.org/x/term v0.29.0
@@ -100,4 +100,4 @@ require (
 )
 
 // Use version at HEAD, not the latest published.
-replace github.com/google/go-github/v70 => ../
+replace github.com/google/go-github/v71 => ../
diff --git a/example/listenvironments/main.go b/example/listenvironments/main.go
index 6cc10bdd826..b58f8dd150f 100644
--- a/example/listenvironments/main.go
+++ b/example/listenvironments/main.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v71/github"
 )
 
 func main() {
diff --git a/example/migrations/main.go b/example/migrations/main.go
index 98138ad5ed4..b60f6404d1f 100644
--- a/example/migrations/main.go
+++ b/example/migrations/main.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v71/github"
 )
 
 func fetchAllUserMigrations() ([]*github.UserMigration, error) {
diff --git a/example/newfilewithappauth/main.go b/example/newfilewithappauth/main.go
index 245d084b434..610b8fa6735 100644
--- a/example/newfilewithappauth/main.go
+++ b/example/newfilewithappauth/main.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/bradleyfalzon/ghinstallation/v2"
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v71/github"
 )
 
 func main() {
diff --git a/example/newrepo/main.go b/example/newrepo/main.go
index 12d8caf4be4..8ef8822e611 100644
--- a/example/newrepo/main.go
+++ b/example/newrepo/main.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v71/github"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/example/newreposecretwithlibsodium/go.mod b/example/newreposecretwithlibsodium/go.mod
index f26c004ba2c..2e6fd8e51fa 100644
--- a/example/newreposecretwithlibsodium/go.mod
+++ b/example/newreposecretwithlibsodium/go.mod
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ go 1.23.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/GoKillers/libsodium-go v0.0.0-20171022220152-dd733721c3cb
-	github.com/google/go-github/v70 v70.0.0
+	github.com/google/go-github/v71 v71.0.0
 )
 
 require github.com/google/go-querystring v1.1.0 // indirect
 
 // Use version at HEAD, not the latest published.
-replace github.com/google/go-github/v70 => ../..
+replace github.com/google/go-github/v71 => ../..
diff --git a/example/newreposecretwithlibsodium/main.go b/example/newreposecretwithlibsodium/main.go
index 917faf35b9b..284514e4d02 100644
--- a/example/newreposecretwithlibsodium/main.go
+++ b/example/newreposecretwithlibsodium/main.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	sodium "github.com/GoKillers/libsodium-go/cryptobox"
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v71/github"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/example/newreposecretwithxcrypto/main.go b/example/newreposecretwithxcrypto/main.go
index 2af567439e0..7622a5a40c4 100644
--- a/example/newreposecretwithxcrypto/main.go
+++ b/example/newreposecretwithxcrypto/main.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v71/github"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/nacl/box"
 )
 
diff --git a/example/ratelimit/main.go b/example/ratelimit/main.go
index fbb474fdb0f..b97a0cfafff 100644
--- a/example/ratelimit/main.go
+++ b/example/ratelimit/main.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gofri/go-github-ratelimit/v2/github_ratelimit"
 	"github.com/gofri/go-github-ratelimit/v2/github_ratelimit/github_primary_ratelimit"
 	"github.com/gofri/go-github-ratelimit/v2/github_ratelimit/github_secondary_ratelimit"
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v71/github"
 )
 
 func main() {
diff --git a/example/simple/main.go b/example/simple/main.go
index b1b2d8cecc0..d881a995ed4 100644
--- a/example/simple/main.go
+++ b/example/simple/main.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v71/github"
 )
 
 // Fetch all the public organizations' membership of a user.
diff --git a/example/tokenauth/main.go b/example/tokenauth/main.go
index c872d40adba..657bbe43d7d 100644
--- a/example/tokenauth/main.go
+++ b/example/tokenauth/main.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v71/github"
 	"golang.org/x/term"
 )
 
diff --git a/example/topics/main.go b/example/topics/main.go
index 08b3f105ea2..0939397d813 100644
--- a/example/topics/main.go
+++ b/example/topics/main.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v71/github"
 )
 
 // Fetch and lists all the public topics associated with the specified GitHub topic.
diff --git a/example/verifyartifact/main.go b/example/verifyartifact/main.go
index ae0401b97ed..8355c5998f2 100644
--- a/example/verifyartifact/main.go
+++ b/example/verifyartifact/main.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v71/github"
 	"github.com/sigstore/sigstore-go/pkg/bundle"
 	"github.com/sigstore/sigstore-go/pkg/root"
 	"github.com/sigstore/sigstore-go/pkg/verify"
diff --git a/github/doc.go b/github/doc.go
index befbd8b8dbb..b963051fab5 100644
--- a/github/doc.go
+++ b/github/doc.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Package github provides a client for using the GitHub API.
 
 Usage:
 
-	import "github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"	// with go modules enabled (GO111MODULE=on or outside GOPATH)
+	import "github.com/google/go-github/v71/github"	// with go modules enabled (GO111MODULE=on or outside GOPATH)
 	import "github.com/google/go-github/github"     // with go modules disabled
 
 Construct a new GitHub client, then use the various services on the client to
diff --git a/github/examples_test.go b/github/examples_test.go
index dd8da6539f1..628e069dd00 100644
--- a/github/examples_test.go
+++ b/github/examples_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v71/github"
 )
 
 func ExampleMarkdownService_Render() {
diff --git a/github/github.go b/github/github.go
index f31473edff6..ddafffb2a9c 100644
--- a/github/github.go
+++ b/github/github.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	Version = "v70.0.0"
+	Version = "v71.0.0"
 
 	defaultAPIVersion = "2022-11-28"
 	defaultBaseURL    = "https://api.github.com/"
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7cb5bf0d072..9f404a5b3f5 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-module github.com/google/go-github/v70
+module github.com/google/go-github/v71
 
 go 1.23.0
 
diff --git a/test/fields/fields.go b/test/fields/fields.go
index 5d21934d1eb..2e065f18661 100644
--- a/test/fields/fields.go
+++ b/test/fields/fields.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v71/github"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/test/integration/activity_test.go b/test/integration/activity_test.go
index 77acbe3fade..265bb44f353 100644
--- a/test/integration/activity_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/activity_test.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v71/github"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/test/integration/authorizations_test.go b/test/integration/authorizations_test.go
index 0fe0128f52e..9855dd421ba 100644
--- a/test/integration/authorizations_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/authorizations_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v71/github"
 )
 
 const msgEnvMissing = "Skipping test because the required environment variable (%v) is not present."
diff --git a/test/integration/github_test.go b/test/integration/github_test.go
index f4099946c41..25fad444ce3 100644
--- a/test/integration/github_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/github_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v71/github"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/test/integration/repos_test.go b/test/integration/repos_test.go
index 6b6e0e23a26..25408fed4c4 100644
--- a/test/integration/repos_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/repos_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v71/github"
 )
 
 func TestRepositories_CRUD(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/test/integration/users_test.go b/test/integration/users_test.go
index b014da21351..9f4359f3100 100644
--- a/test/integration/users_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/users_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"math/rand"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v71/github"
 )
 
 func TestUsers_Get(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/tools/go.mod b/tools/go.mod
index 71b1540c7db..164f32f2f52 100644
--- a/tools/go.mod
+++ b/tools/go.mod
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/alecthomas/kong v1.9.0
 	github.com/getkin/kin-openapi v0.131.0
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0
-	github.com/google/go-github/v70 v70.0.0
+	github.com/google/go-github/v71 v71.0.0
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.12.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 )
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ require (
 )
 
 // Use version at HEAD, not the latest published.
-replace github.com/google/go-github/v70 => ../
+replace github.com/google/go-github/v71 => ../
diff --git a/tools/metadata/main.go b/tools/metadata/main.go
index 9c3f427b066..a24878be953 100644
--- a/tools/metadata/main.go
+++ b/tools/metadata/main.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/alecthomas/kong"
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v71/github"
 )
 
 var helpVars = kong.Vars{
diff --git a/tools/metadata/main_test.go b/tools/metadata/main_test.go
index 291314cc07d..3d4e38267dc 100644
--- a/tools/metadata/main_test.go
+++ b/tools/metadata/main_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/alecthomas/kong"
 	"github.com/getkin/kin-openapi/openapi3"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v71/github"
 )
 
 func TestUpdateGo(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/tools/metadata/metadata.go b/tools/metadata/metadata.go
index 9788db318ff..8c1df52f2ce 100644
--- a/tools/metadata/metadata.go
+++ b/tools/metadata/metadata.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v71/github"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
diff --git a/tools/metadata/openapi.go b/tools/metadata/openapi.go
index cc7307239d2..845de5f545f 100644
--- a/tools/metadata/openapi.go
+++ b/tools/metadata/openapi.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/getkin/kin-openapi/openapi3"
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v71/github"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 )