diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c8fec9c..08e7fca 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## qiskit-aqt-provider v1.7.0
+
 * Update API specification and associated constraints (#176)
 
 ## qiskit-aqt-provider v1.6.0
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 6390815..8f5f925 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 author = "Qiskit and AQT development teams"
 
 # The short X.Y version
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.7.0"
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = "1.6.0"
+release = "1.7.0"
 
 extensions = [
     "sphinx.ext.napoleon",
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8f08fc4..3f61599 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ requires = [
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "qiskit-aqt-provider"
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.7.0"
 description = "Qiskit provider for AQT backends"
 authors = [
   "Qiskit Development Team",