diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c4e06be..7f07ef1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.7.0](https://github.com/sdss/sdsstools/compare/1.6.1...1.7.0) - 2024-06-26
+
+- Remove `astropy` as a dependency. `yanny` will work without `astropy` except for a couple astropy-specific functions that require it, for which an exception will be raised.
+
 ## [1.6.1](https://github.com/sdss/sdsstools/compare/1.6.0...1.6.1) - 2023-12-17
 
 - Fix docstring in vendorised `yany` module that caused warning on import.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e1db618..c90efd4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "sdsstools"
-version = "1.6.2a0"
+version = "1.7.0"
 description = "Small tools for SDSS products"
 authors = ["José Sánchez-Gallego <gallegoj@uw.edu>"]
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"