diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9ffd951..da09a64 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# [cepler release v0.7.10](https://github.com/bodymindarts/cepler/releases/tag/v0.7.10)
+
+## Fix
+- persist `version` field in state to enable rollback use case
+- should also fix re-recording the same state
+
 # [cepler release v0.7.9](https://github.com/bodymindarts/cepler/releases/tag/v0.7.9)
 
 ## Misc
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d8ca525..8109bf8 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cepler"
-version = "0.7.10-dev"
+version = "0.7.10"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e7f1119..ebad02f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "cepler"
-version = "0.7.10-dev"
+version = "0.7.10"
 authors = ["Justin Carter <justin@galoy.io>"]
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/ci/release_notes.md b/ci/release_notes.md
index c0d9c52..4087d99 100644
--- a/ci/release_notes.md
+++ b/ci/release_notes.md
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-## Fix
-- persist `version` field in state to enable rollback use case
-- should also fix re-recording the same state
+Empty - please add release notes here