diff --git a/doc/releases/1.6.0.rst b/doc/releases/1.6.0.rst
index 0aee35e..c7f0a34 100644
--- a/doc/releases/1.6.0.rst
+++ b/doc/releases/1.6.0.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Version 1.6.0
 -------------
 
-2021-03-31
+2022-03-31
 
 
 * some fix with pyqtgraph version
diff --git a/doc/releases/1.7.0.rst b/doc/releases/1.7.0.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3101f00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/releases/1.7.0.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Version 1.7.0
+-------------
+
+2024-03-25
+
+* fixes to work with recent pyqtgraph/Qt
+
diff --git a/ephyviewer/version.py b/ephyviewer/version.py
index 54435a1..95381e5 100644
--- a/ephyviewer/version.py
+++ b/ephyviewer/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = '1.6.1.dev0'
+version = '1.7.0'