diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6e70cdcc..b5112f60 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+## [7.0.0](https://github.com/geostyler/geostyler-sld-parser/compare/v6.1.2...v7.0.0) (2024-10-09)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* opacity will no longer be set to 1 on text
+symbolizer if opacity was not explicitly set.
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* test if opacity is really undefined ([#968](https://github.com/geostyler/geostyler-sld-parser/issues/968)) ([858b42b](https://github.com/geostyler/geostyler-sld-parser/commit/858b42bfc3a363cabceeeffd4fe9fffb9eda667f))
+
 ## [6.1.2](https://github.com/geostyler/geostyler-sld-parser/compare/v6.1.1...v6.1.2) (2024-08-26)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1ba3cc48..56dbd7b1 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "geostyler-sld-parser",
-  "version": "6.1.2",
+  "version": "7.0.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "geostyler-sld-parser",
-      "version": "6.1.2",
+      "version": "7.0.0",
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
       "dependencies": {
         "fast-xml-parser": "^4.4.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3204e981..5ad3a7a1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "geostyler-sld-parser",
-  "version": "6.1.2",
+  "version": "7.0.0",
   "description": "GeoStyler Style Parser implementation for SLD",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/SldStyleParser.js",