diff --git a/compressor/__init__.py b/compressor/__init__.py
index e5ef122..31ed6a6 100644
--- a/compressor/__init__.py
+++ b/compressor/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = (0, 7, 0, "f", 0)  # following PEP 386
+VERSION = (0, 7, 1, "f", 0)  # following PEP 386
 DEV_N = None
 
 
diff --git a/compressor/utils/staticfiles.py b/compressor/utils/staticfiles.py
index 78756b3..b8517d8 100644
--- a/compressor/utils/staticfiles.py
+++ b/compressor/utils/staticfiles.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 from django.conf import settings as django_settings
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 
diff --git a/docs/changelog.txt b/docs/changelog.txt
index 7ec3b5d..966a7c4 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+0.7.1
+-----
+
+- Fixed import error when using the standalone django-staticfiles app.
+
 0.7
 ---
 
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index fb250f5..2fd5d60 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ copyright = u'2011, Django Compressor authors'
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '0.7'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '0.7'
+release = '0.7.1'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.