diff --git a/apps/desktop/changelog/1.7.0.md b/apps/desktop/changelog/1.7.0.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f991bf9406
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/changelog/1.7.0.md
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# What's new in v1.7.0
+
+## Improvements
+
+- Removed the connection status indicator from the desktop app
+
+## No longer broken
+
+- Fixed duplicate desktop auth session cookies
+- Fixed session refresh after cookie updates
+- Fixed returning through the Discover route
+- Fixed desktop download link
+- Fixed MAS review state detection from OTA versions
+- Extended API request timeouts
+
+## Thanks
+
+Special thanks to volunteer contributor @cuikaipeng for their valuable contribution
diff --git a/apps/desktop/package.json b/apps/desktop/package.json
index 7d879b7aa6..4aca618c11 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/package.json
+++ b/apps/desktop/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "Folo",
   "type": "module",
-  "version": "1.6.1",
+  "version": "1.7.0",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Follow everything in one place",
   "author": "Folo Team",
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
     "vite-plugin-route-builder": "0.4.1",
     "vite-tsconfig-paths": "6.1.1"
   },
-  "runtimeVersion": "1.6.1",
+  "runtimeVersion": "1.7.0",
   "productName": "Folo",
-  "mainHash": "6135b4a64577e6f5b0668b388e8defb987c4a52626594c7eb1b8684c49efe0e6"
+  "mainHash": "524fdb3b17478aa5705bc86d0a1550b322c58e1605f1cd28acbf88dbdbb18629"
 }
diff --git a/apps/desktop/release.json b/apps/desktop/release.json
index 95200dde93..f758894c7a 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/release.json
+++ b/apps/desktop/release.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "1.6.1",
+  "version": "1.7.0",
   "mode": "build",
   "runtimeVersion": null,
   "channel": null