[VOL-4448] Fix panic issue in grpc client on channel close

Change-Id: I08f30d01f50399806c839cfa01471e2b596894d3
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 3769235..ef09838 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.1.0
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+7.1.1
\ No newline at end of file