diff --git a/src/k8s-extension/HISTORY.rst b/src/k8s-extension/HISTORY.rst
index 54f04b49456..36b2c8b2168 100644
--- a/src/k8s-extension/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/src/k8s-extension/HISTORY.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 Release History
 ===============
 
+1.7.0
+++++++++++++++++++
+* microsoft.workloadiam: Enhanced security by utilizing protected configuration settings for the join token instead of regular configuration settings.
+* microsoft.azuremonitor.containers.metrics: Expanded support to all clouds, excluding air-gapped environments, for microsoft.azuremonitor.containers.metrics in ARC clusters.
+* Removed dependency on the msrestazure library.
+
 1.6.1
 ++++++++++++++++++
 * minor fixes to dataprotection aks ext CLI
diff --git a/src/k8s-extension/setup.py b/src/k8s-extension/setup.py
index 665aee49bb2..3fc02c41620 100644
--- a/src/k8s-extension/setup.py
+++ b/src/k8s-extension/setup.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 # TODO: Add any additional SDK dependencies here
 DEPENDENCIES = []
 
-VERSION = "1.6.1"
+VERSION = "1.7.0"
 
 with open("README.rst", "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
     README = f.read()