Merge branch 'release/1.7.0' into develop
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index d2b8f30..2651f62 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-version = 1.8.0-SNAPSHOT
-geodeVersion = 1.8.0-SNAPSHOT
+version = 1.7.0
+geodeVersion = 1.7.0
 
 # release properties, set these on the command line to validate against
 # a release candidate