diff --git a/.github/.release-please-manifest.json b/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
index b5e284a..2e30867 100644
--- a/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "3.6.2"
+    ".": "3.7.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 13fd5b4..0ea6c29 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [3.7.0](https://github.com/rest-nvim/rest.nvim/compare/v3.6.2...v3.7.0) (2024-09-14)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* remove env file extension validation ([6edb8fd](https://github.com/rest-nvim/rest.nvim/commit/6edb8fdb8c03ac9dcfce2b6dae09ab8c6f0f7ba4))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **ui:** always use `rest_nvim_result` filetype ([3bf17a2](https://github.com/rest-nvim/rest.nvim/commit/3bf17a2a955853d865feb9e2f0e6f3addf17acaa))
+
 ## [3.6.2](https://github.com/rest-nvim/rest.nvim/compare/v3.6.1...v3.6.2) (2024-09-12)
 
 
diff --git a/lua/rest-nvim/api.lua b/lua/rest-nvim/api.lua
index 117af2f..a8d6464 100644
--- a/lua/rest-nvim/api.lua
+++ b/lua/rest-nvim/api.lua
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ local client = function() return require("rest-nvim.client") end
 ---rest.nvim API version, equals to the current rest.nvim version. Meant to be used by modules later
 ---@type string
 ---@see vim.version
-api.VERSION = "3.6.2" -- x-release-please-version
+api.VERSION = "3.7.0" -- x-release-please-version
 
 ---rest.nvim namespace used for buffer highlights
 ---@type number