diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7c6dd56..8e34062 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org), except that 
 
 Do not manually edit this file. It will be automatically updated when a new release is published.
 
+## 1.7.0
+_15 January 2024_
+
+* (MINOR) Force minor release upgrade for MSRV and C++ Toolkit changes ([#189](https://github.com/adobe/xmp-toolkit-rs/pull/189))
+* [fix] Use links and export includes ([#187](https://github.com/adobe/xmp-toolkit-rs/pull/187))
+* [MINOR] Adopt 2023.12 version of C++ XMP Toolkit ([#188](https://github.com/adobe/xmp-toolkit-rs/pull/188))
+
 ## 1.6.0
 _14 November 2023_
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b55fde8..85424ee 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "xmp_toolkit"
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.7.0"
 description = "Rust-language bindings for Adobe's XMP Toolkit"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/adobe/xmp-toolkit-rs"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 95100bf..285bdb5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Add this to your `Cargo.toml`:
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies]
-xmp_toolkit = "1.6.0"
+xmp_toolkit = "1.7.0"
 ```
 
 ## License