diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6cab8262..5a3fa5fe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.7.0] - 2023-11-07
+
+### Added
+
+- Added methods in request information to reduce the amount of code being generated.
+
 ## [1.6.1] - 2023-11-02
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.csproj b/src/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.csproj
index 5593b156..8f7c77b6 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.csproj
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://aka.ms/kiota/docs</PackageProjectUrl>
     <EmbedUntrackedSources>true</EmbedUntrackedSources>
     <Deterministic>true</Deterministic>
-    <VersionPrefix>1.6.1</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>1.7.0</VersionPrefix>
     <VersionSuffix></VersionSuffix>
     <GeneratePackageOnBuild>true</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
     <SignAssembly>false</SignAssembly>