diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 026d3871a2..1fa6d73a42 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 env:
   default-python: "3.12"
+  minimum-supported-python: "3.8"
 
 jobs:
   create-tag:
@@ -98,10 +99,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: "${{ needs.create-tag.outputs.release-tag }}"
-      - name: Set up Python ${{ env.default-python }}
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ env.minimum-supported-python }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: ${{ env.default-python }}
+          python-version: ${{ env.minimum-supported-python }}
           cache: "pip"
       - name: Install nox
         run: pip install nox
diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index e69cf0092b..cf46f7877e 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ This project uses [*towncrier*](https://towncrier.readthedocs.io/) for keeping t
 
 <!-- towncrier release notes start -->
 
+## [1.7.1](https://github.com/pypa/pipx/tree/1.7.1) - 2024-08-23
+
+### Bugfixes
+
+- Use minimum supported Python to build zipapp in release action such that `tomli` is included in it. ([#1514](https://github.com/pypa/pipx/issues/1514))
+
+
 ## [1.7.0](https://github.com/pypa/pipx/tree/1.7.0) - 2024-08-22
 
 ### Features