diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-gradle-project.yml b/.github/workflows/build-gradle-project.yml
index d892145..cd8a739 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-gradle-project.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-gradle-project.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build-gradle-project:
     env:
-      IMAGE_TAG: 1.5
+      IMAGE_TAG: 1.7
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Get branch names
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 3eb48a0..6581a40 100755
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ apply plugin: 'com.palantir.docker'
 
 jar {
     baseName = 'cassiopeia-data'
-    version =  '1.5'
+    version =  '1.7'
 }
 
 repositories {
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 2ceb5cb..f0c91fc 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,8 +1,23 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## Release 1.6 [unreleased]
+## Release 1.7 [ unreleased ]
 Brief summary of what's in this release:
 
+### Breaking changes
+
+Breaking changes include any database updates needed, if we need to edit any files on system (like .env or certs, etc). Things that are outside of the code itself that need changed for the system to work.
+
+
+### Non-breaking changes
+
+Just a place to keep track of things that have changed in the code that we may want to pay special attention to when smoke testing, etc.
+
+
+--------
+
+## Release 1.6 
+Brief summary of what's in this release:
+- changed the configured port application runs on
 
 ### Breaking changes