diff --git a/packages/kilo-jetbrains/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/kilo-jetbrains/CHANGELOG.md
index 5b7b36174e..b71222f2df 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-jetbrains/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/kilo-jetbrains/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -150,6 +150,20 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [7.1.0-rc.1] - 2026-08-18
+
+### Added
+- Add the JetBrains Agent Manager beta for creating, opening, organizing, renaming, and deleting worktree-based tasks and their sessions from the IDE.
+- Show worktree activity, change, ahead/behind, and pull request badges in Agent Manager, with clearer row actions, menus, and tooltips.
+- Support opening Agent Manager worktrees in new windows and dedicated terminal tabs.
+
+### Fixed
+- Improve JetBrains chat readability and scrolling with centered readable width, refreshed prompt chrome, stable tail-follow behavior, and clearer failed-turn outcome cards.
+- Keep Ask and Plan modes read-only even when broad global permission rules are configured.
+- Preserve project-level snapshot disabling across restarts after choosing to disable snapshots from the slow-repo prompt.
+
+### Changed
+
 ## [7.0.16] - 2026-08-14
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/packages/kilo-jetbrains/gradle.properties b/packages/kilo-jetbrains/gradle.properties
index 6102228755..281a4325c7 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-jetbrains/gradle.properties
+++ b/packages/kilo-jetbrains/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 kotlin.stdlib.default.dependency=false
-kilo.jetbrains.version=7.0.16
+kilo.jetbrains.version=7.1.0-rc.1
 # When true (default) the JetBrains plugin uses the pinned CLI release from package.json.
 # Set to false ONLY for local dev: generate the client from local source + bundle the local binary.
 # false is NOT releasable -- production builds fail unless this is true.