diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 093be7e..64e0684 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.6.1"
+  ".": "1.7.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c3d92ec..909ed9b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,24 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [1.7.0](https://github.com/NatLabRockies/plexosdb/compare/v1.6.1...v1.7.0) (2026-08-31)
+
+
+### 🚀 Features
+
+* integrate update_property non implemented functions on main db ([#170](https://github.com/NatLabRockies/plexosdb/issues/170)) ([96c0334](https://github.com/NatLabRockies/plexosdb/commit/96c03345d82d583556a07526c0edb36e9a81e237))
+
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* update docstring for explicit function behavior description ([#176](https://github.com/NatLabRockies/plexosdb/issues/176)) ([57f70b9](https://github.com/NatLabRockies/plexosdb/commit/57f70b96c68f09cd281666841a80897beff5f16b))
+
+
+### 📚 Documentation
+
+* update documentation reference for phase mapping on simulation objects ([#178](https://github.com/NatLabRockies/plexosdb/issues/178)) ([f949472](https://github.com/NatLabRockies/plexosdb/commit/f9494728a5a194cba18f8f8216cdd3a0df3b97e2))
+* update documentation to match latest codebase state ([#180](https://github.com/NatLabRockies/plexosdb/issues/180)) ([6caf473](https://github.com/NatLabRockies/plexosdb/commit/6caf473cc2dd88f742f75433f497834b978a11ff))
+
 ## [1.6.1](https://github.com/NatLabRockies/plexosdb/compare/v1.6.0...v1.6.1) (2026-08-11)
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index cac07c9..0326dc7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "plexosdb"
-version = "1.6.1"
+version = "1.7.0"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = {file = "LICENSE.txt"}
 keywords = ["PLEXOS", "Database", "SQLite"]
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 2821d95..9bf7b67 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "plexosdb"
-version = "1.6.1"
+version = "1.7.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "loguru" },