diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2eebeb7..6dbdc8a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## 1.7.0 - 2022-09-28
+
+- By default, `Helpers::throw_if()` now throws `\Exception` rather than `\Error`.
+
 ## 1.6.1 - 2022-09-28
 
 [Source code changes](https://github.com/luizbills/wp-plugin-base/compare/1.6.0...1.6.1)
diff --git a/core/Traits/Throw_Helpers.php b/core/Traits/Throw_Helpers.php
index 1d35eb9..d09cf42 100644
--- a/core/Traits/Throw_Helpers.php
+++ b/core/Traits/Throw_Helpers.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 trait Throw_Helpers {
 	public static function get_error_class () {
-		return \Error::class;
+		return \Exception::class;
 	}
 
 	public static function throw_if ( $condition, $message, $exception_class = null ) {
diff --git a/core/VERSION b/core/VERSION
index 9c6d629..bd8bf88 100644
--- a/core/VERSION
+++ b/core/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.1
+1.7.0