diff --git a/CHANGELOG.next-release.md b/CHANGELOG.next-release.md
index af663bdc..79278de5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.next-release.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.next-release.md
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ This file contains all changes which are not released yet.
 <!--FIXES-END-->
 # Features and enhancements
 <!--ENHANCEMENTS-START-->
-* Inferred spans can now be disabled and re-enabled via central config - [#838](https://github.com/elastic/elastic-otel-java/pull/838)
-* The agent config is now logged on startup, use option elastic.otel.java.experimental.configuration.logging.enabled (default true) to disable if needed - [835](https://github.com/elastic/elastic-otel-java/pull/835)
-* add header support for OpAMP integration [#848](https://github.com/elastic/elastic-otel-java/pull/848)
+
 <!--ENHANCEMENTS-END-->
 # Deprecations
 <!--DEPRECATIONS-START-->
@@ -26,3 +24,6 @@ This file contains all changes which are not released yet.
 <!--BREAKING-CHANGES-START-->
 
 <!--BREAKING-CHANGES-END-->
+<!--DEPENDENCIES-NOTES-START-->
+
+<!--DEPENDENCIES-NOTES-END-->
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/index.md b/docs/release-notes/index.md
index b6c03490..ecf26dbe 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/index.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/index.md
@@ -27,6 +27,22 @@ To check for security updates, go to [Security announcements for the Elastic sta
 % ### Fixes [edot-java-X.X.X-fixes]
 % *
 
+## 1.7.0 [edot-java-1-7-0-release-notes]
+**Release date:** November 5, 2025
+
+### Features and enhancements [edot-java-1-7-0-features-enhancements]
+* Inferred spans can now be disabled and re-enabled via central config - [#838](https://github.com/elastic/elastic-otel-java/pull/838)
+* The agent config is now logged on startup, use option elastic.otel.java.experimental.configuration.logging.enabled (default true) to disable if needed - [835](https://github.com/elastic/elastic-otel-java/pull/835)
+* add header support for OpAMP integration [#848](https://github.com/elastic/elastic-otel-java/pull/848)
+
+This release is based on the following upstream versions:
+
+
+* opentelemetry-javaagent: [2.21.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/releases/tag/v2.21.0)
+* opentelemetry-sdk: [1.55.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/releases/tag/v1.55.0)
+* opentelemetry-semconv: [1.37.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions-java/releases/tag/v1.37.0)
+* opentelemetry-java-contrib: [1.50.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-contrib/releases/tag/v1.50.0)
+
 ## 1.6.0 [edot-java-1-6-0-release-notes]
 **Release date:** October 6, 2025
 
diff --git a/version.properties b/version.properties
index be570df1..2ed40ee9 100644
--- a/version.properties
+++ b/version.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version=1.7.0
+version=1.7.1-SNAPSHOT