diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3991f0ab2a..514739f3d6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+### v1.7.0
+## What's Changed
+* Don't validate [W2001](https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-python-lint/blob/main/docs/rules.md#W2001) when using Transform by @kddejong in https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-lint/pull/3501
+* Fix an issue with endless loops in Fn::Sub by @kddejong in https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-lint/pull/3503
+* Move rule to [E2532](https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-python-lint/blob/main/docs/rules.md#E2532) to [E3601](https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-python-lint/blob/main/docs/rules.md#E3601) by @kddejong in https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-lint/pull/3502
+* Add start to SSM json schemas by @kddejong in https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-lint/pull/3471
+* Add two new rules to validate fargate tasks by @kddejong in https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-lint/pull/3464
+* Update CloudFormation schemas to 2024-07-15 by @github-actions in https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-lint/pull/3494
+* Convert resolver errors to warnings by @kddejong in https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-lint/pull/3493
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-lint/compare/v1.6.1...v1.7.0
+
 ### v1.6.1
 ## What's Changed
 * SAM transform replace AutoPublishCodeSha256 by @kddejong in https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-lint/pull/3497
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 104b4cbb54..27923927c8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ If you'd like cfn-lint to be run automatically when making changes to files in y
 ```yaml
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-lint
-    rev: v1.6.1 # The version of cfn-lint to use
+    rev: v1.7.0 # The version of cfn-lint to use
     hooks:
       - id: cfn-lint
         files: path/to/cfn/dir/.*\.(json|yml|yaml)$
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ If you are using a `.cfnlintrc` and specifying the `templates` or `ignore_templa
 ```yaml
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-lint
-    rev: v1.6.1 # The version of cfn-lint to use
+    rev: v1.7.0 # The version of cfn-lint to use
     hooks:
       - id: cfn-lint-rc
 ```
diff --git a/src/cfnlint/version.py b/src/cfnlint/version.py
index 8098865dd9..e0f0c51188 100644
--- a/src/cfnlint/version.py
+++ b/src/cfnlint/version.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT-0
 """
 
-__version__ = "1.6.1"
+__version__ = "1.7.0"
diff --git a/test/unit/module/template/test_template.py b/test/unit/module/template/test_template.py
index 2692152b3f..f82ed945e5 100644
--- a/test/unit/module/template/test_template.py
+++ b/test/unit/module/template/test_template.py
@@ -41,23 +41,23 @@ def test_build_graph(self):
 
         # ruff: noqa: E501
         expected_content = """digraph "template" {
-MyModule [color=black, label="MyModule\\n<My::Organization::Custom::MODULE>", shape=ellipse, type=Resource];
-RootRole [color=black, label="RootRole\\n<AWS::IAM::Role>", shape=ellipse, type=Resource];
-RolePolicies [color=black, label="RolePolicies\\n<AWS::IAM::Policy>", shape=ellipse, type=Resource];
-RootInstanceProfile [color=black, label="RootInstanceProfile\\n<AWS::IAM::InstanceProfile>", shape=ellipse, type=Resource];
-MyEC2Instance [color=black, label="MyEC2Instance\\n<AWS::EC2::Instance>", shape=ellipse, type=Resource];
-mySnsTopic [color=black, label="mySnsTopic\\n<AWS::SNS::Topic>", shape=ellipse, type=Resource];
-MyEC2Instance1 [color=black, label="MyEC2Instance1\\n<AWS::EC2::Instance>", shape=ellipse, type=Resource];
-ElasticIP [color=black, label="ElasticIP\\n<AWS::EC2::EIP>", shape=ellipse, type=Resource];
-ElasticLoadBalancer [color=black, label="ElasticLoadBalancer\\n<AWS::ElasticLoadBalancing::LoadBalancer>", shape=ellipse, type=Resource];
-IamPipeline [color=black, label="IamPipeline\\n<AWS::CloudFormation::Stack>", shape=ellipse, type=Resource];
-CustomResource [color=black, label="CustomResource\\n<Custom::Function>", shape=ellipse, type=Resource];
-WaitCondition [color=black, label="WaitCondition\\n<AWS::CloudFormation::WaitCondition>", shape=ellipse, type=Resource];
-LambdaFunction [color=black, label="LambdaFunction\\n<AWS::Lambda::Function>", shape=ellipse, type=Resource];
-RolePolicies -> RootRole  [color=black, key=0, label=Ref, source_paths="['Properties', 'Roles', 0]"];
-RootInstanceProfile -> RootRole  [color=black, key=0, label=Ref, source_paths="['Properties', 'Roles', 0]"];
-MyEC2Instance -> RootInstanceProfile  [color=black, key=0, label=Ref, source_paths="['Properties', 'IamInstanceProfile']"];
-ElasticLoadBalancer -> MyEC2Instance  [color=black, key=0, label=Ref, source_paths="['Properties', 'Instances', 0]"];
+MyModule [label="MyModule\\n<My::Organization::Custom::MODULE>", color=black, shape=ellipse, type=Resource];
+RootRole [label="RootRole\\n<AWS::IAM::Role>", color=black, shape=ellipse, type=Resource];
+RolePolicies [label="RolePolicies\\n<AWS::IAM::Policy>", color=black, shape=ellipse, type=Resource];
+RootInstanceProfile [label="RootInstanceProfile\\n<AWS::IAM::InstanceProfile>", color=black, shape=ellipse, type=Resource];
+MyEC2Instance [label="MyEC2Instance\\n<AWS::EC2::Instance>", color=black, shape=ellipse, type=Resource];
+mySnsTopic [label="mySnsTopic\\n<AWS::SNS::Topic>", color=black, shape=ellipse, type=Resource];
+MyEC2Instance1 [label="MyEC2Instance1\\n<AWS::EC2::Instance>", color=black, shape=ellipse, type=Resource];
+ElasticIP [label="ElasticIP\\n<AWS::EC2::EIP>", color=black, shape=ellipse, type=Resource];
+ElasticLoadBalancer [label="ElasticLoadBalancer\\n<AWS::ElasticLoadBalancing::LoadBalancer>", color=black, shape=ellipse, type=Resource];
+IamPipeline [label="IamPipeline\\n<AWS::CloudFormation::Stack>", color=black, shape=ellipse, type=Resource];
+CustomResource [label="CustomResource\\n<Custom::Function>", color=black, shape=ellipse, type=Resource];
+WaitCondition [label="WaitCondition\\n<AWS::CloudFormation::WaitCondition>", color=black, shape=ellipse, type=Resource];
+LambdaFunction [label="LambdaFunction\\n<AWS::Lambda::Function>", color=black, shape=ellipse, type=Resource];
+RolePolicies -> RootRole [key=0, source_paths="['Properties', 'Roles', 0]", label=Ref, color=black];
+RootInstanceProfile -> RootRole [key=0, source_paths="['Properties', 'Roles', 0]", label=Ref, color=black];
+MyEC2Instance -> RootInstanceProfile [key=0, source_paths="['Properties', 'IamInstanceProfile']", label=Ref, color=black];
+ElasticLoadBalancer -> MyEC2Instance [key=0, source_paths="['Properties', 'Instances', 0]", label=Ref, color=black];
 }
 """.split(
             "\n"