diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 3b1b1b9..e894fd6 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"1.6.0"}
+{".":"1.7.0"}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1fb666e..024a232 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.7.0](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/web3-messaging-usecase-demo/compare/web3-messaging-usecase-demo-v1.6.0...web3-messaging-usecase-demo-v1.7.0) (2025-10-14)
+
+
+### 🚀 Features
+
+* add Arbitrum Sepolia support ([#139](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/web3-messaging-usecase-demo/issues/139)) ([9e5eb47](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/web3-messaging-usecase-demo/commit/9e5eb471c178d1190706bcb5cbabafc13aeb02df))
+
 ## [1.6.0](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/web3-messaging-usecase-demo/compare/web3-messaging-usecase-demo-v1.5.2...web3-messaging-usecase-demo-v1.6.0) (2025-10-13)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 59e1408..65df3d3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "web3-messaging-usecase-demo",
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "1.7.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "web3-messaging-usecase-demo",
-      "version": "1.6.0",
+      "version": "1.7.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@fontsource-variable/anybody": "^5.2.5",
         "@fontsource-variable/mulish": "^5.2.5",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ba5b753..78aeb1d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "web3-messaging-usecase-demo",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "1.7.0",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "npm run dev:prod",