diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 86e6841..d2c4a9b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 ## Unreleased
 
+## Release notes for 1.7.0 (2026-07-26)
+
+- C++: Fix buffer overflow in osmpbf-outline tool [#95](https://github.com/openstreetmap/OSM-binary/pull/95)
+- C++: Various small code cleanups and modernizations
+- C++: osmpbf-outline tool moved to demo directory, it isn't installed by default any more. This tool was never really useful for normal users, it is more a demo/example showing how to use the library
+
+Note to packagers: You should remove the osmpbf-outline tool from packages.
+
 ## Release notes for 1.6.1 (2025-12-20)
 
 - Java: Update to latest protoc and protobuf runtime versions [#92](https://github.com/openstreetmap/OSM-binary/pull/92)
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 72ea315..3912f89 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
-project(osmpbf VERSION 1.5.0)
+project(osmpbf VERSION 1.7.0)
 
 set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
 
diff --git a/include/osmpbf/osmpbf.h b/include/osmpbf/osmpbf.h
index 4611a30..cc4353e 100644
--- a/include/osmpbf/osmpbf.h
+++ b/include/osmpbf/osmpbf.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 // this describes the high-level OSM objects
 #include <osmpbf/osmformat.pb.h> // IWYU pragma: export
 
-#define OSMPBF_VERSION "1.5.0"
+#define OSMPBF_VERSION "1.7.0"
 
 namespace OSMPBF {
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1dedc6a..9396e34 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <groupId>org.openstreetmap.pbf</groupId>
   <artifactId>osmpbf</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>1.6.1</version>
+  <version>1.7.0</version>
   <name>OSM-Binary</name>
   <description>Library for the OpenStreetMap PBF format</description>
   <url>https://github.com/openstreetmap/OSM-binary</url>