diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e3495bca..a246c2e7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 This changelog documents the changes between release versions.
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [1.7.0] - 2025-03-10
 
 ### Added
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 821d9243..83fe43e6 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ checksum = "97af0562545a7d7f3d9222fcf909963bec36dcb502afaacab98c6ffac8da47ce"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "configuration"
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.7.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-tempfile",
@@ -1556,7 +1556,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "integration-tests"
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.7.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "assert_json",
@@ -1896,7 +1896,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mongodb-agent-common"
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.7.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -1935,7 +1935,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mongodb-cli-plugin"
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.7.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-tempfile",
@@ -1969,7 +1969,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mongodb-connector"
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.7.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -2008,7 +2008,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mongodb-support"
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.7.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "enum-iterator",
@@ -2053,7 +2053,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ndc-query-plan"
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.7.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "derivative",
@@ -2127,7 +2127,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ndc-test-helpers"
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.7.0"
 dependencies = [
  "indexmap 2.2.6",
  "itertools",
@@ -3400,7 +3400,7 @@ checksum = "3369f5ac52d5eb6ab48c6b4ffdc8efbcad6b89c765749064ba298f2c68a16a76"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "test-helpers"
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.7.0"
 dependencies = [
  "configuration",
  "enum-iterator",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3b0ea681..c3456df7 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [workspace.package]
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.7.0"
 
 [workspace]
 members = [
diff --git a/docs/release-checklist.md b/docs/release-checklist.md
index a527babb..f4c82b16 100644
--- a/docs/release-checklist.md
+++ b/docs/release-checklist.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Create a PR in the MongoDB connector repository with these changes:
 
 - update the `version` property in `Cargo.toml` (in the workspace root only). For example, `version = "1.5.0"`
 - update `CHANGELOG.md`, add a heading under `## [Unreleased]` with the new version number and date. For example, `## [1.5.0] - 2024-12-05`
-- update `Cargo.lock` by running `cargo build`
+- update `Cargo.lock` by running `cargo check`
 
 ## 2. Tag