diff --git a/docs/changes.rst b/docs/changes.rst
index 700a4953..c2a3a1a5 100644
--- a/docs/changes.rst
+++ b/docs/changes.rst
@@ -17,16 +17,12 @@ Change log
 ----------
 
 
-Version 1.7.0.dev1
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-This version contains all fixes up to version 1.6.x.
-
-Released: not yet
+Version 1.7.0
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-**Incompatible changes:**
+This version contains all fixes up to version 1.6.1.
 
-**Deprecations:**
+Released: 2024-08-01
 
 **Bug fixes:**
 
@@ -79,12 +75,6 @@ Released: not yet
 * Improved messages where metrics, metric groups or labels are ignored due to
   some issue, for better clarity. (related to issue #539)
 
-**Known issues:**
-
-* See `list of open issues`_.
-
-.. _`list of open issues`: https://github.com/zhmcclient/zhmc-prometheus-exporter/issues
-
 
 Version 1.6.0
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/zhmc_prometheus_exporter/_version.py b/zhmc_prometheus_exporter/_version.py
index 731edab7..825123cb 100644
--- a/zhmc_prometheus_exporter/_version.py
+++ b/zhmc_prometheus_exporter/_version.py
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@
 #:
 #: * "M.N.P.dev1": A not yet released version M.N.P
 #: * "M.N.P": A released version M.N.P
-__version__ = '1.7.0.dev1'
+__version__ = '1.7.0'