diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6567dc6e4..54cc8292d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Master (unreleased)
 
+## 1.7.0 (2016-08-24)
+
 * Add support for checking all example groups with `ExampleLength`. ([@backus][])
 * Add support for checking shared example groups for `DescribedClass`. ([@backus][])
 * Add support for checking `its` from [rspec-its](https://github.com/rspec/rspec-its). ([@backus][])
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/rspec/version.rb b/lib/rubocop/rspec/version.rb
index 3cd7488b4..0579b7b35 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/rspec/version.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/rspec/version.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module RuboCop
   module RSpec
     # Version information for the RSpec RuboCop plugin.
     module Version
-      STRING = '1.6.0'.freeze
+      STRING = '1.7.0'.freeze
     end
   end
 end