diff --git a/build/version.debug b/build/version.debug
index 2a8a1b9b83..edea801a92 100644
--- a/build/version.debug
+++ b/build/version.debug
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.{incremental}-nightly
\ No newline at end of file
+1.7.{incremental}-nightly
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build/version.debug.increment b/build/version.debug.increment
index c67f579c9a..573541ac97 100644
--- a/build/version.debug.increment
+++ b/build/version.debug.increment
@@ -1 +1 @@
-93
+0
diff --git a/src/sdk/CHANGELOG.md b/src/sdk/CHANGELOG.md
index 07e7d85207..e1193cc55c 100644
--- a/src/sdk/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/sdk/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [1.7.0]
 
 ### Added
 
diff --git a/src/sdk/PnP.Core.Admin/PnP.Core.Admin.csproj b/src/sdk/PnP.Core.Admin/PnP.Core.Admin.csproj
index 3fe8def790..a1849e8f34 100644
--- a/src/sdk/PnP.Core.Admin/PnP.Core.Admin.csproj
+++ b/src/sdk/PnP.Core.Admin/PnP.Core.Admin.csproj
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<LangVersion>8.0</LangVersion>
 		<RootNamespace>PnP.Core.Admin</RootNamespace>
 		<AssemblyName>PnP.Core.Admin</AssemblyName>
-		<Version>1.6.0</Version>
+		<Version>1.7.0</Version>
 		<GeneratePackageOnBuild>false</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
 		<Copyright>PnP 2022</Copyright>
 		<Company>PnP</Company>
diff --git a/src/sdk/PnP.Core.Auth/PnP.Core.Auth.csproj b/src/sdk/PnP.Core.Auth/PnP.Core.Auth.csproj
index 0713353515..c1c4305df2 100644
--- a/src/sdk/PnP.Core.Auth/PnP.Core.Auth.csproj
+++ b/src/sdk/PnP.Core.Auth/PnP.Core.Auth.csproj
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<LangVersion>8.0</LangVersion>
 		<RootNamespace>PnP.Core.Auth</RootNamespace>
 		<AssemblyName>PnP.Core.Auth</AssemblyName>
-		<Version>1.6.0</Version>
+		<Version>1.7.0</Version>
 		<GeneratePackageOnBuild>false</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
 		<Copyright>PnP 2022</Copyright>
 		<Company>PnP</Company>
diff --git a/src/sdk/PnP.Core.Transformation.SharePoint/PnP.Core.Transformation.SharePoint.csproj b/src/sdk/PnP.Core.Transformation.SharePoint/PnP.Core.Transformation.SharePoint.csproj
index d35b7f5d89..d340953c24 100644
--- a/src/sdk/PnP.Core.Transformation.SharePoint/PnP.Core.Transformation.SharePoint.csproj
+++ b/src/sdk/PnP.Core.Transformation.SharePoint/PnP.Core.Transformation.SharePoint.csproj
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<PropertyGroup>
 		<TargetFrameworks>netstandard2.0;net5.0;net6.0</TargetFrameworks>
 		<LangVersion>8.0</LangVersion>
-		<Version>1.6.0</Version>
+		<Version>1.7.0</Version>
 		<GeneratePackageOnBuild>false</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
 		<Copyright>PnP 2022</Copyright>
 		<Company>PnP</Company>
diff --git a/src/sdk/PnP.Core.Transformation/PnP.Core.Transformation.csproj b/src/sdk/PnP.Core.Transformation/PnP.Core.Transformation.csproj
index f272df98e1..c7cca07809 100644
--- a/src/sdk/PnP.Core.Transformation/PnP.Core.Transformation.csproj
+++ b/src/sdk/PnP.Core.Transformation/PnP.Core.Transformation.csproj
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <LangVersion>8.0</LangVersion>
     <RootNamespace>PnP.Core.Transformation</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>PnP.Core.Transformation</AssemblyName>
-	<Version>1.6.0</Version>
+	<Version>1.7.0</Version>
     <GeneratePackageOnBuild>false</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
     <Copyright>PnP 2022</Copyright>
     <Company>PnP</Company>
diff --git a/src/sdk/PnP.Core/PnP.Core.csproj b/src/sdk/PnP.Core/PnP.Core.csproj
index 595f67627d..8fdf11c26a 100644
--- a/src/sdk/PnP.Core/PnP.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/sdk/PnP.Core/PnP.Core.csproj
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<LangVersion>8.0</LangVersion>
 		<RootNamespace>PnP.Core</RootNamespace>
 		<AssemblyName>PnP.Core</AssemblyName>
-		<Version>1.6.0</Version>
+		<Version>1.7.0</Version>
 		<GeneratePackageOnBuild>false</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
 		<Copyright>PnP 2022</Copyright>
 		<Company>PnP</Company>
diff --git a/version.release.increment b/version.release.increment
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7930257df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version.release.increment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+7
\ No newline at end of file