diff --git a/lib/restate-constructs/fargate-restate-deployment.ts b/lib/restate-constructs/fargate-restate-deployment.ts
index ddb4844..c9e93be 100644
--- a/lib/restate-constructs/fargate-restate-deployment.ts
+++ b/lib/restate-constructs/fargate-restate-deployment.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const PUBLIC_ADMIN_PORT = 9070;
 const RESTATE_INGRESS_PORT = 8080;
 const RESTATE_ADMIN_PORT = 9070;
 const RESTATE_IMAGE_DEFAULT = "docker.restate.dev/restatedev/restate";
-const RESTATE_DOCKER_DEFAULT_TAG = "1.6";
+const RESTATE_DOCKER_DEFAULT_TAG = "1.7";
 const ADOT_DOCKER_DEFAULT_TAG = "latest";
 
 export interface RestateFargateProps {
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ export interface RestateFargateProps {
  * Creates a Restate service deployment running as a Fargate task and backed by EFS.
  *
  * Please note that this construct is still experimental! Use with caution.
+ *
+ * @deprecated This construct will be removed in a future release. To run Restate on Kubernetes, use the Restate Helm
+ * chart or the restate-operator instead.
  */
 export class FargateRestateDeployment extends Construct implements IRestateEnvironment {
   readonly invokerRole: iam.IRole;
diff --git a/lib/restate-constructs/single-node-restate-deployment.ts b/lib/restate-constructs/single-node-restate-deployment.ts
index 30496f9..2d4f472 100644
--- a/lib/restate-constructs/single-node-restate-deployment.ts
+++ b/lib/restate-constructs/single-node-restate-deployment.ts
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ const RESTATE_TLS_INGRESS_PORT = 443;
 const RESTATE_ADMIN_PORT = 9070;
 const RESTATE_TLS_ADMIN_PORT = 9073;
 const RESTATE_IMAGE_DEFAULT = "docker.restate.dev/restatedev/restate";
-const RESTATE_DOCKER_DEFAULT_TAG = "1.6";
-const RESTATE_NPM_DEFAULT_TAG = "1.6";
+const RESTATE_DOCKER_DEFAULT_TAG = "1.7";
+const RESTATE_NPM_DEFAULT_TAG = "1.7";
 const ADOT_DOCKER_DEFAULT_TAG = "latest";
 const DATA_DEVICE_NAME = "/dev/sdd";
 
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@ const DATA_DEVICE_NAME = "/dev/sdd";
  *
  * See {@link SingleNodeRestateProps} for available configuration options, and {@link ServiceDeployer} for deploying
  * Lambda handlers to environments.
+ *
+ * @deprecated This construct will be removed in a future release. To run Restate on Kubernetes, use the Restate Helm
+ * chart or the restate-operator instead.
  */
 export class SingleNodeRestateDeployment extends Construct implements IRestateEnvironment {
   readonly instance: ec2.Instance;
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c318f07..14efed8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@restatedev/restate-cdk",
-  "version": "1.6.2",
+  "version": "1.7.0-SNAPSHOT",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@restatedev/restate-cdk",
-      "version": "1.6.2",
+      "version": "1.7.0-SNAPSHOT",
       "license": "MIT",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@aws-sdk/client-secrets-manager": "^3.1072.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index daa8626..0e7f7f7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@restatedev/restate-cdk",
   "description": "Restate.dev CDK constructs",
-  "version": "1.6.2",
+  "version": "1.7.0-SNAPSHOT",
   "author": "Restate Developers",
   "license": "MIT",
   "email": "code@restate.dev",
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/restate-constructs.test.ts.snap b/test/__snapshots__/restate-constructs.test.ts.snap
index 8e479aa..459e71e 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/restate-constructs.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/restate-constructs.test.ts.snap
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ exports[`Restate constructs Create a self-hosted Restate environment deployed on
                         yum install -y aws-cfn-bootstrap
 
                         yum install -y npm && npm install -gq
-                        @restatedev/restate@1.6 @restatedev/restatectl@1.6
+                        @restatedev/restate@1.7 @restatedev/restatectl@1.7
 
                         yum install -y docker
 
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ exports[`Restate constructs Create a self-hosted Restate environment deployed on
                         --log-driver=awslogs --log-opt awslogs-group=
                       - Ref: RestateLogsFD86ECAE
                       - >2-
-                         docker.restate.dev/restatedev/restate:1.6 --config-file /etc/restate/config.toml
+                         docker.restate.dev/restatedev/restate:1.7 --config-file /etc/restate/config.toml
                         yum install -y nginx
 
                         mkdir -p /etc/pki/private
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ exports[`Restate constructs Create a self-hosted Restate environment deployed on
                         yum install -y aws-cfn-bootstrap
 
                         yum install -y npm && npm install -gq
-                        @restatedev/restate@1.6 @restatedev/restatectl@1.6
+                        @restatedev/restate@1.7 @restatedev/restatectl@1.7
 
                         yum install -y docker