Preparation for patch release

Author: UrszulaNeuman

README.md

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 Release Notes
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 * [ReleaseNotes (development)](docs/release-notes/release-notes-dev.md)
+* [ReleaseNotes (v1.7.1)](docs/release-notes/release-notes-v1_7_1.md)
 * [ReleaseNotes (v1.7.0)](docs/release-notes/release-notes-v1_7_0.md)
 * [ReleaseNotes (v1.6.0)](docs/release-notes/release-notes-v1_6_0.md)
 * [ReleaseNotes (v1.5.0)](docs/release-notes/release-notes-v1_5_0.md)

docs/release-notes/release-notes-v1_7_1.md

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+Release Notes (Development)
+===========================
+
+Changes merged into master
+--------------------------
+| Jira Task | GitHub Issue | Type | Description                           |
+|-----------|--------------|------|---------------------------------------|
+|I04_1-1014 |     -        |Patch | Use blank image when no image is found|  
+
+Change Types:
+* Major - Backward incompatible change
+* Minor - Backward compatible change in API/functionality
+* Patch - Bug fix, no change in functionality
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