diff --git a/cadquery/__init__.py b/cadquery/__init__.py
index 7f4a13623..ceb3c6d95 100644
--- a/cadquery/__init__.py
+++ b/cadquery/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     __version__ = version("cadquery")
 except PackageNotFoundError:
     # package is not installed
-    __version__ = "2.7-dev"
+    __version__ = "2.7.0"
 
 # these items point to the OCC implementation
 from .occ_impl.geom import Plane, BoundBox, Vector, Matrix, Location
diff --git a/changes.md b/changes.md
index 17061c705..e274b9cb7 100644
--- a/changes.md
+++ b/changes.md
@@ -1,6 +1,39 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
+2.7.0
+-----
+
+## Highlights
+
+* Enable bidirectional mapping of subshapes by @adam-urbanczyk in https://github.com/CadQuery/cadquery/pull/1949
+* Add Basic Materials Functionality by @jmwright in https://github.com/CadQuery/cadquery/pull/1923
+* Materials Support for STEP Import/Export by @jmwright in https://github.com/CadQuery/cadquery/pull/1956
+* Replace deprecated pyparsing names and arguments by @lorenzncode in https://github.com/CadQuery/cadquery/pull/1974
+* Remove deprecated functions by @lorenzncode in https://github.com/CadQuery/cadquery/pull/1972
+* Multimethod changes and type checking by @adam-urbanczyk in https://github.com/CadQuery/cadquery/pull/1969
+
+## Other changes
+
+* Make FXAA optional in `show` by @adam-urbanczyk in https://github.com/CadQuery/cadquery/pull/1938
+* Fix single letter text handling by @adam-urbanczyk in https://github.com/CadQuery/cadquery/pull/1939
+* Enhance vis.py `show` routine by @winksaville in https://github.com/CadQuery/cadquery/pull/1855
+* Fix jupyter display missing opacity by @lorenzncode in https://github.com/CadQuery/cadquery/pull/1941
+* Use focal point as the center of rotation by @adam-urbanczyk in https://github.com/CadQuery/cadquery/pull/1948
+* Fix clipping range by @adam-urbanczyk in https://github.com/CadQuery/cadquery/pull/1951
+* Fix close for mixed mode edges by @adam-urbanczyk in https://github.com/CadQuery/cadquery/pull/1477
+* Update cqgi for py3.14 by @adam-urbanczyk in https://github.com/CadQuery/cadquery/pull/1986
+* Fix the function call errors for gp_Ax2() and size() by @yuan-xy in https://github.com/CadQuery/cadquery/pull/1977
+* Enhance color initialization with hex support by @akivab in https://github.com/CadQuery/cadquery/pull/1980
+* Replacing typish with runtype by @jmwright in https://github.com/CadQuery/cadquery/pull/1967
+* Update sphinx multimethod customization to handle toplevel functions by @lorenzncode in https://github.com/CadQuery/cadquery/pull/1932
+* Add pytest.ini to improve dev QoL by @adam-urbanczyk in https://github.com/CadQuery/cadquery/pull/1971
+* Create `Plane` from `Location` by @Joschua-Conrad in https://github.com/CadQuery/cadquery/pull/1912
+
+## Experimental
+
+* Add GUI elements to `fig.Figure` by @adam-urbanczyk in https://github.com/CadQuery/cadquery/pull/1943
+
 2.6.1
 -----
 
diff --git a/conda/meta.yaml b/conda/meta.yaml
index 68761b45c..9dc42f026 100644
--- a/conda/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/meta.yaml
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ requirements:
     - trame-vtk
     - trame-components
     - trame-vuetify
+    - path
 
 test:
   requires:
     - pytest
     - docutils
-    - path
   source_files:
     - tests/
   commands:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2bcbf98fd..864b9ba6a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="cadquery",
-    version="2.7-dev",
+    version="2.7.0",
     url="https://github.com/CadQuery/cadquery",
     license="Apache Public License 2.0",
     author="David Cowden",