diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6179598..b06a726 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>org.apache.sling.auth.core</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.7.0</version>
 
     <name>Apache Sling Auth Core</name>
     <description>
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@
     <properties>
         <site.jira.version.id>12315268</site.jira.version.id>
         <site.javadoc.exclude>**.impl.**</site.javadoc.exclude>
-        <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-07-20T04:54:00Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+        <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-10-04T05:43:43Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
     </properties>
 
     <scm>
         <connection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/sling-org-apache-sling-auth-core.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/sling-org-apache-sling-auth-core.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=sling-org-apache-sling-auth-core.git</url>
-      <tag>HEAD</tag>
+      <tag>org.apache.sling.auth.core-1.7.0</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <dependencies>