diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 33ce00b..b76d421 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.7.0] - 2026-09-22
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - **A legacy read returned a `null` state.** Reading back an old numeric
@@ -254,9 +256,14 @@ Initial release.
 - Bearer token auth, Gson-based JSON serialization
 - Structured exceptions: `LettrException`, `LettrApiException`, `LettrValidationException`
 
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/lettr/lettr-java/compare/v1.7.0...HEAD
+[1.7.0]: https://github.com/lettr/lettr-java/compare/v1.6.0...v1.7.0
+[1.6.0]: https://github.com/lettr/lettr-java/compare/v1.5.1...v1.6.0
 [1.5.1]: https://github.com/lettr/lettr-java/compare/v1.5.0...v1.5.1
 [1.5.0]: https://github.com/lettr/lettr-java/compare/v1.4.0...v1.5.0
 [1.4.0]: https://github.com/lettr/lettr-java/compare/v1.3.0...v1.4.0
+[1.3.0]: https://github.com/lettr/lettr-java/compare/v1.2.0...v1.3.0
+[1.2.0]: https://github.com/lettr/lettr-java/compare/v1.1.0...v1.2.0
 [1.1.0]: https://github.com/lettr/lettr-java/compare/v1.0.0...v1.1.0
 [1.0.0]: https://github.com/lettr/lettr-java/compare/v0.2.0...v1.0.0
 [0.2.0]: https://github.com/lettr/lettr-java/compare/v0.1.0...v0.2.0
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 00b62a0..ad29092 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ The official Java SDK for the [Lettr](https://lettr.com) Email API. A typed, bui
 ### Gradle
 
 ```groovy
-implementation 'com.lettr:lettr-java:1.6.0'
+implementation 'com.lettr:lettr-java:1.7.0'
 ```
 
 ### Maven
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ implementation 'com.lettr:lettr-java:1.6.0'
 <dependency>
     <groupId>com.lettr</groupId>
     <artifactId>lettr-java</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0</version>
+    <version>1.7.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index ecc8416..3c4c251 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 GROUP=com.lettr
-VERSION=1.6.0
+VERSION=1.7.0
 POM_ARTIFACT_ID=lettr-java
 POM_NAME=Lettr Java SDK
 POM_DESCRIPTION=Java SDK for the Lettr Email API