diff --git a/docs/source/history.rst b/docs/source/history.rst
index 598b961..278269f 100644
--- a/docs/source/history.rst
+++ b/docs/source/history.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
  History
 =========
 
+0.7.1
+
+  - Fix an issue with logging configuration.
+
 0.7
 
   - Add memoization to the entrypoint scanning code in
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ae7cc02..0a07cb3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ install_requires = ['distribute',
 
 setup(
     name='stevedore',
-    version='0.7',
+    version='0.7.1',
 
     description='Manage dynamic plugins for Python applications',
     long_description=long_description,
diff --git a/stevedore/__init__.py b/stevedore/__init__.py
index 9b19761..f61f605 100644
--- a/stevedore/__init__.py
+++ b/stevedore/__init__.py
@@ -3,3 +3,9 @@ from .enabled import EnabledExtensionManager
 from .named import NamedExtensionManager
 from .hook import HookManager
 from .driver import DriverManager
+
+import logging
+
+# Configure a NullHandler for our log messages in case
+# the app we're used from does not set up logging.
+logging.getLogger(__name__).addHandler(logging.NullHandler())