diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 9464c4e..64e0684 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.6.2"
+  ".": "1.7.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e1ac77f..be65f65 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.7.0](https://github.com/TriasDev/templify/compare/v1.6.2...v1.7.0) (2026-07-21)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **conditionals:** extensible operator engine + in/string/existence operators + grouping ([#128](https://github.com/TriasDev/templify/issues/128)) ([#129](https://github.com/TriasDev/templify/issues/129)) ([035669c](https://github.com/TriasDev/templify/commit/035669c90ee2c106d33b216d96ea1e789b56a9b1))
+
 ## [1.6.2](https://github.com/TriasDev/templify/compare/v1.6.1...v1.6.2) (2026-07-03)
 
 
diff --git a/TriasDev.Templify/TriasDev.Templify.csproj b/TriasDev.Templify/TriasDev.Templify.csproj
index 014dd0c..aa7cb98 100644
--- a/TriasDev.Templify/TriasDev.Templify.csproj
+++ b/TriasDev.Templify/TriasDev.Templify.csproj
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
     <!-- NuGet Package Metadata -->
     <PackageId>TriasDev.Templify</PackageId>
-    <Version>1.6.2</Version>
+    <Version>1.7.0</Version>
     <Authors>TriasDev GmbH &amp; Co. KG</Authors>
     <Company>TriasDev GmbH &amp; Co. KG</Company>
     <Description>High-performance templating engine for .NET. Process Word documents (.docx) and plain text templates with the same powerful syntax. Replace placeholders, evaluate conditionals, and process loops without Microsoft Word. Built on OpenXML SDK with 100% test coverage.</Description>