diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e68f71c5..0f15f057 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## [v1.7.0](https://github.com/DS4SD/docling/releases/tag/v1.7.0) - 2024-08-22
+
+### Feature
+
+* Upgrade docling-parse PDF backend and interface to use page-by-page parsing ([#44](https://github.com/DS4SD/docling/issues/44)) ([`a8c6b29`](https://github.com/DS4SD/docling/commit/a8c6b29a67ca303d6eec3fabb6b5e75ad5a7676d))
+
 ## [v1.6.3](https://github.com/DS4SD/docling/releases/tag/v1.6.3) - 2024-08-22
 
 ### Fix
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d2974fd0..746f471c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "docling"
-version = "1.6.3"  # DO NOT EDIT, updated automatically
+version = "1.7.0"  # DO NOT EDIT, updated automatically
 description = "Docling PDF conversion package"
 authors = ["Christoph Auer <cau@zurich.ibm.com>", "Michele Dolfi <dol@zurich.ibm.com>", "Maxim Lysak <mly@zurich.ibm.com>", "Nikos Livathinos <nli@zurich.ibm.com>", "Ahmed Nassar <ahn@zurich.ibm.com>", "Peter Staar <taa@zurich.ibm.com>"]
 license = "MIT"