diff --git a/core/java/src/net/i2p/CoreVersion.java b/core/java/src/net/i2p/CoreVersion.java
index 85ce59012..eea6832d8 100644
--- a/core/java/src/net/i2p/CoreVersion.java
+++ b/core/java/src/net/i2p/CoreVersion.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class CoreVersion {
      *  Otherwise, the same as PUBLISHED_VERSION.
      *  RouterVersion.FULL_VERSION is suggested for display to the user.
      */
-    public final static String VERSION = "1.6.1";
+    public final static String VERSION = "1.7.0";
 
     /**
      *  The version published in the netdb via StatisticsManager.
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class CoreVersion {
      *
      *  @since 0.9.46
      */
-    public final static String PUBLISHED_VERSION = "0.9.52";
+    public final static String PUBLISHED_VERSION = "0.9.53";
 
     /**
      *  For Vuze.
diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index 81aaa7695..31d98900e 100644
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+2022-02-21 1.7.0 released
+
 2022-02-18 zzz
  * Update translations
 
diff --git a/installer/install.xml b/installer/install.xml
index a7bd90d9d..e49a48ff0 100644
--- a/installer/install.xml
+++ b/installer/install.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <info>
         <appname>i2p</appname>
-        <appversion>1.6.1</appversion>
+        <appversion>1.7.0</appversion>
         <authors>
             <author name="I2P" email="https://geti2p.net/"/>
         </authors>
diff --git a/installer/install5.xml b/installer/install5.xml
index 111908620..5d3502d4e 100644
--- a/installer/install5.xml
+++ b/installer/install5.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
     <info>
         <appname>i2p</appname>
-        <appversion>1.6.1</appversion>
+        <appversion>1.7.0</appversion>
         <authors>
             <author name="I2P" email="https://geti2p.net/"/>
         </authors>
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
index 32c3be423..ed7e15522 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ public class RouterVersion {
     /** deprecated */
     public final static String ID = "Git";
     public final static String VERSION = CoreVersion.VERSION;
-    public final static long BUILD = 13;
+    public final static long BUILD = 0;
 
     /** for example "-test" */
-    public final static String EXTRA = "-rc";
+    public final static String EXTRA = "";
     public final static String FULL_VERSION = VERSION + "-" + BUILD + EXTRA;
     public static void main(String args[]) {
         System.out.println("I2P Router version: " + FULL_VERSION);