diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 89758b05..1b4e6be3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [7.0.0] - 2020-11-22
+
+* Removed communicator timers
+* Removed direct connections and chat (these will be either plugins or separate programs/processes in the future)
 
 
 ## [5.1.0] - 2020-09-07
diff --git a/src/etc/onionrvalues.py b/src/etc/onionrvalues.py
index 19e9761a..5c4ce3f0 100755
--- a/src/etc/onionrvalues.py
+++ b/src/etc/onionrvalues.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import filepaths
 DENIABLE_PEER_ADDRESS = "OVPCZLOXD6DC5JHX4EQ3PSOGAZ3T24F75HQLIUZSDSMYPEOXCPFA"
 PASSWORD_LENGTH = 25
 ONIONR_TAGLINE = 'Private P2P Communication - GPLv3 - https://Onionr.net'
-ONIONR_VERSION = '6.3.0'
+ONIONR_VERSION = '7.0.0'
 ONIONR_VERSION_CODENAME = 'Genesis'
 ONIONR_VERSION_TUPLE = tuple(ONIONR_VERSION.split('.')) # (MAJOR, MINOR, VERSION)
 API_VERSION = '2' # increments of 1; only change when something fundamental about how the API works changes. This way other nodes know how to communicate without learning too much information about you.