diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 88b11cf64..3c51530e7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
-Next Release (TBD)
-==================
+1.7.0
+=====
 
 * Fix packaging multiple local directories as dependencies
   (`#1047 <https://github.com/aws/chalice/pull/1047>`__)
diff --git a/chalice/app.py b/chalice/app.py
index df834943b..58e5bef68 100644
--- a/chalice/app.py
+++ b/chalice/app.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from collections import defaultdict
 
 
-__version__ = '1.6.2'
+__version__ = '1.7.0'
 _PARAMS = re.compile(r'{\w+}')
 
 # Implementation note:  This file is intended to be a standalone file
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 3fc4c84ff..640457c77 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = u'1.6'
+version = u'1.7'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = u'1.6.2'
+release = u'1.7.0'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2772be9d1..f26d10d65 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='chalice',
-    version='1.6.2',
+    version='1.7.0',
     description="Microframework",
     long_description=README,
     author="James Saryerwinnie",