diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ea498a40..a8a9d9a6 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
-1.7.0 (TBD)
+1.7.0 (June 2015)
 ===========
+		* PCSCCardConnection: Fix a problem with mode=SCARD_SHARE_DIRECT
+        * add suppport of cygwin as a build plateform
+		* Fix a problem with Windows Remote Desktop
+		* Switch from distutils to setuptools
         * dropped support for Python 2.5 and earlier (Alex Willmer)
         * dropped support for OS X 10.5 (Leopard) and earlier (Alex Willmer)
+		* minot bugs fixed
 
 
 1.6.16 (December 2014)
diff --git a/smartcard/doc/conf.py b/smartcard/doc/conf.py
index 3193fa66..a0fd0da2 100644
--- a/smartcard/doc/conf.py
+++ b/smartcard/doc/conf.py
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '1.6.16'
+version = '1.7.0'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '1.6.16'
+release = '1.7.0'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.