diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 5dab2c5..3246481 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"6.1.0"}
+{".":"7.0.0"}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6e2a479..589a16f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 7.0.0 (2024-10-21)
+
+## What's Changed
+* refactor!: simplifying --git-history-mode naming/description by @DeveloperC286 in https://github.com/DeveloperC286/conventional_commits_next_version/pull/54
+* Refactor calculationmode casing agnostic by @DeveloperC286 in https://github.com/DeveloperC286/conventional_commits_next_version/pull/56
+* build: updating base Rust image by @DeveloperC286 in https://github.com/DeveloperC286/conventional_commits_next_version/pull/57
+* fix(deps): update rust crate clap to v4.5.20 by @renovate in https://github.com/DeveloperC286/conventional_commits_next_version/pull/37
+
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/DeveloperC286/conventional_commits_next_version/compare/v6.1.0...v7.0.0
+
 ## 6.1.0 (2024-10-19)
 
 ## What's Changed
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c4f85c2..84dd7bd 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ checksum = "acbf1af155f9b9ef647e42cdc158db4b64a1b61f743629225fde6f3e0be2a7c7"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "conventional_commits_next_version"
-version = "6.1.0"
+version = "7.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7437be7..418dcac 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "conventional_commits_next_version"
-version = "6.1.0"
+version = "7.0.0"
 description = "A tooling and language agnostic utility to calculate the next semantic version based on the Conventional Commits since the prior version. Supports monorepos."
 authors = ["C <DeveloperC@protonmail.com>"]
 edition = "2021"