diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 12c31db..1e3a7fa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -90,3 +90,6 @@
   - created policies
     - policies/sc-operator
 
+* 1.7.1 -- 2026-03-26
+   - updated policies/sc-developer
+     - add kms:UpdateKeyDescription
diff --git a/common/version.tf b/common/version.tf
index d16c54d..97aa706 100644
--- a/common/version.tf
+++ b/common/version.tf
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 locals {
-  _module_version = "1.7.0"
+  _module_version = "1.7.1"
 }
diff --git a/policies/sc-developer/policy.tf b/policies/sc-developer/policy.tf
index 042172a..0fff97b 100644
--- a/policies/sc-developer/policy.tf
+++ b/policies/sc-developer/policy.tf
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ data "aws_iam_policy_document" "inline" {
       "kms:RetireGrant",
       "kms:TagResource",
       "kms:UntagResource",
+      "kms:UpdateKeyDescription",
     ]
   }
   statement {