diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ff1feb6..f5d9f60 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # dataset ChangeLog
 
+
+## Version 1.7.0 - 2025-11-09
+
+Improved database interactions for faster and more reliable data operations. Updated dependencies and tests to support these changes.
+
+**Changes:** 5 files, 68 lines
+**Languages:** Python (68 lines)
+
 *The changelog has only been started with version 0.3.12, previous
 changes must be reconstructed from revision history.*
 
diff --git a/dataset/__init__.py b/dataset/__init__.py
index 82576a0..27f2f9f 100644
--- a/dataset/__init__.py
+++ b/dataset/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ warnings.filterwarnings(
 )
 
 __all__ = ["Database", "Table", "connect"]
-__version__ = "1.6.2"
+__version__ = "1.7.0"
 
 
 def connect(
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4097af5..95c8280 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ with open("README.md") as f:
 
 setup(
     name="dataset",
-    version="1.6.2",
+    version="1.7.0",
     description="Toolkit for Python-based database access.",
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",