diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2748eb3d2..4e7292b00 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Sun 29 Mar 2020 08:53:46 PM CEST
+    Changed protocol to be more RESTful. Expanded auditor tests.
+    Completed transition to new wire gateway API for bank interaction.
+    Releasing GNU Taler 0.7.0. -CG
+
 Tue 24 Dec 2019 11:09:14 PM CET
     Releasing GNU Taler 0.6.0. -CG
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9750d3314..57d405d9e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #
 #
 AC_PREREQ([2.69])
-AC_INIT([taler-exchange], [0.6.0], [taler-bug@gnunet.org])
+AC_INIT([taler-exchange], [0.6.1], [taler-bug@gnunet.org])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/util/util.c])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([taler_config.h])
 # support for non-recursive builds