diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dcae1374..e1435d79 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,33 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 Each new release typically also includes the latest modulesync defaults.
 These should not affect the functionality of the module.
 
+## [v7.0.0](https://github.com/voxpupuli/puppet-fail2ban/tree/v7.0.0) (2025-12-03)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/voxpupuli/puppet-fail2ban/compare/v6.0.0...v7.0.0)
+
+**Breaking changes:**
+
+- Drop EoL Ubuntu 12.04-20.04 support [\#253](https://github.com/voxpupuli/puppet-fail2ban/pull/253) ([bastelfreak](https://github.com/bastelfreak))
+- Refactor: align module to upstream defaults [\#250](https://github.com/voxpupuli/puppet-fail2ban/pull/250) ([d1nuc0m](https://github.com/d1nuc0m))
+- Drop Debian 11, Ubuntu 18.04 & 20.04 support [\#249](https://github.com/voxpupuli/puppet-fail2ban/pull/249) ([d1nuc0m](https://github.com/d1nuc0m))
+
+**Implemented enhancements:**
+
+- feat: add missing \[DEFAULT\] parameters [\#255](https://github.com/voxpupuli/puppet-fail2ban/pull/255) ([d1nuc0m](https://github.com/d1nuc0m))
+
+**Closed issues:**
+
+- Still defaults to iptables instead of netfilter on distro that are using the later [\#245](https://github.com/voxpupuli/puppet-fail2ban/issues/245)
+- Customization files .local issue [\#232](https://github.com/voxpupuli/puppet-fail2ban/issues/232)
+- Change in case for operatingsystem fact on opensuse [\#184](https://github.com/voxpupuli/puppet-fail2ban/issues/184)
+- custom\_jail overrides default filters or correct way to change just logpath in default jail [\#157](https://github.com/voxpupuli/puppet-fail2ban/issues/157)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- CI: Delete unused nodesets [\#254](https://github.com/voxpupuli/puppet-fail2ban/pull/254) ([bastelfreak](https://github.com/bastelfreak))
+- Delete Centos 6 & 7 leftovers [\#252](https://github.com/voxpupuli/puppet-fail2ban/pull/252) ([bastelfreak](https://github.com/bastelfreak))
+- Delete Debian 10 leftovers [\#251](https://github.com/voxpupuli/puppet-fail2ban/pull/251) ([bastelfreak](https://github.com/bastelfreak))
+
 ## [v6.0.0](https://github.com/voxpupuli/puppet-fail2ban/tree/v6.0.0) (2025-11-06)
 
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/voxpupuli/puppet-fail2ban/compare/v5.0.2...v6.0.0)
diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index af551f1d..8200f108 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "puppet-fail2ban",
-  "version": "6.0.1-rc0",
+  "version": "7.0.0",
   "author": "Vox Pupuli",
   "summary": "This module installs, configures and manages the Fail2ban service.",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",