diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index edf51e6..f0afcb9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Added
+### Changed
+### Removed
+
+## [7.0.0]
+### Added
 - Added support for `EXIT` opcode via `exit : (string) => 'a` function (behaves same as `ABORT`, but consumes all gas).
 - Compiler warnings for the follwing: shadowing, negative spends, division by zero, unused functions, unused includes, unused stateful annotations, unused variables, unused parameters, unused user-defined type, dead return value.
 - The pipe operator |>
@@ -347,7 +352,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Simplify calldata creation - instead of passing a compiled contract, simply
   pass a (stubbed) contract string.
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/aeternity/aesophia/compare/v6.1.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/aeternity/aesophia/compare/v7.0.0...HEAD
+[7.0.0]: https://github.com/aeternity/aesophia/compare/v6.1.0...v7.0.0
 [6.1.0]: https://github.com/aeternity/aesophia/compare/v6.0.2...v6.1.0
 [6.0.2]: https://github.com/aeternity/aesophia/compare/v6.0.1...v6.0.2
 [6.0.1]: https://github.com/aeternity/aesophia/compare/v6.0.0...v6.0.1
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 52516dc..cdf0378 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
             {base_plt_apps, [erts, kernel, stdlib, crypto, mnesia]}
            ]}.
 
-{relx, [{release, {aesophia, "6.1.0"},
+{relx, [{release, {aesophia, "7.0.0"},
          [aesophia, aebytecode, getopt]},
 
         {dev_mode, true},
diff --git a/rebar.lock b/rebar.lock
index 10be9f5..0cdb1c0 100644
--- a/rebar.lock
+++ b/rebar.lock
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{"1.1.0",
+{"1.2.0",
 [{<<"aebytecode">>,
   {git,"https://github.com/aeternity/aebytecode.git",
        {ref,"0699f35b0398bac6cd4468da654d608375bd853d"}},
@@ -24,5 +24,8 @@
 [
 {pkg_hash,[
  {<<"eblake2">>, <<"EC8AD20E438AAB3F2E8D5D118C366A0754219195F8A0F536587440F8F9BCF2EF">>},
- {<<"getopt">>, <<"C73A9FA687B217F2FF79F68A3B637711BB1936E712B521D8CE466B29CBF7808A">>}]}
+ {<<"getopt">>, <<"C73A9FA687B217F2FF79F68A3B637711BB1936E712B521D8CE466B29CBF7808A">>}]},
+{pkg_hash_ext,[
+ {<<"eblake2">>, <<"3C4D300A91845B25D501929A26AC2E6F7157480846FAB2347A4C11AE52E08A99">>},
+ {<<"getopt">>, <<"53E1AB83B9CEB65C9672D3E7A35B8092E9BDC9B3EE80721471A161C10C59959C">>}]}
 ].
diff --git a/src/aesophia.app.src b/src/aesophia.app.src
index 9f35aea..972c4e2 100644
--- a/src/aesophia.app.src
+++ b/src/aesophia.app.src
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {application, aesophia,
  [{description, "Compiler for Aeternity Sophia language"},
-  {vsn, "6.1.0"},
+  {vsn, "7.0.0"},
   {registered, []},
   {applications,
    [kernel,