diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index a4f6ddc..7588679 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "1.6.0"
+    ".": "1.7.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 662e86f..4d61519 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.7.0](https://github.com/JeanPhilippeKernel/ZodiacEngineHub/compare/v1.6.0...v1.7.0) (2026-10-05)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **project:** generate sky and environment lighting defaults ([#77](https://github.com/JeanPhilippeKernel/ZodiacEngineHub/issues/77)) ([5abddc8](https://github.com/JeanPhilippeKernel/ZodiacEngineHub/commit/5abddc83afa643d63814dd7b25d32c7c08682b42))
+
 ## [1.6.0](https://github.com/JeanPhilippeKernel/ZodiacEngineHub/compare/v1.5.0...v1.6.0) (2026-08-24)
 
 
diff --git a/Panzerfaust.csproj b/Panzerfaust.csproj
index 2f05caf..0f7c7a1 100644
--- a/Panzerfaust.csproj
+++ b/Panzerfaust.csproj
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
 		<ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
 		<Nullable>enable</Nullable>
-		<Version>1.6.0</Version>
+		<Version>1.7.0</Version>
 		<AssemblyVersion>1.3.0</AssemblyVersion>
 		<FileVersion>1.3.0</FileVersion>
 		<AvaloniaUseCompiledBindingsByDefault>true</AvaloniaUseCompiledBindingsByDefault>
diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index dc1e644..bd8bf88 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.0
+1.7.0