diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dd16660a..c44e0dfc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.7.0]
+
+### Changed
+
+- chore: get latest ruby versions and sets the default ruby version to 3.2.9 ([#220](https://github.com/MetaMask/github-tools/pull/220))
+- Improve `merge-approved-pr` action with `merge-method` and `verify-version-bump` inputs, and harden bash inputs as env vars ([#201](https://github.com/MetaMask/github-tools/pull/201))
+
 ## [1.6.0]
 
 ### Changed
@@ -125,7 +132,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   - Some inputs were renamed for consistency across actions.
 - Bump `actions/checkout` and `actions/setup-node` to `v6` ([#173](https://github.com/MetaMask/github-tools/pull/173))
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/MetaMask/github-tools/compare/v1.6.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/MetaMask/github-tools/compare/v1.7.0...HEAD
+[1.7.0]: https://github.com/MetaMask/github-tools/compare/v1.6.0...v1.7.0
 [1.6.0]: https://github.com/MetaMask/github-tools/compare/v1.5.0...v1.6.0
 [1.5.0]: https://github.com/MetaMask/github-tools/compare/v1.4.4...v1.5.0
 [1.4.4]: https://github.com/MetaMask/github-tools/compare/v1.4.3...v1.4.4
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d7527130..fca3ab94 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@metamask/github-tools",
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "1.7.0",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Tools for interacting with the GitHub API to do metrics gathering",
   "repository": {