diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index f819f24..1a90ea4 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@ cairocffi changelog
 -------------------
 
 
+Version 1.7.0
+.............
+
+Released on 2024-04-27
+
+* Drop Python 3.7 support, add Python 3.12 support
+* `#221 <https://github.com/Kozea/cairocffi/pull/225>`_:
+  Add environment variable to set folder where DLLs are installed on Windows
+* `#225 <https://github.com/Kozea/cairocffi/pull/225>`_:
+  Use Ruff instead of Flake8 and isort
+
+
 Version 1.6.1
 .............
 
diff --git a/cairocffi/__init__.py b/cairocffi/__init__.py
index 70350f6..91f1846 100644
--- a/cairocffi/__init__.py
+++ b/cairocffi/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from . import constants
 from .ffi import ffi
 
-VERSION = __version__ = '1.6.1'
+VERSION = __version__ = '1.7.0'
 # supported version of cairo, used to be pycairo version too:
 version = '1.17.2'
 version_info = (1, 17, 2)