diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ad610e6..6edeede 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# nanoflann 1.7.0: Released Feb 3, 2025
+ - ResultSets::worstDist(): clarify the meaning of its return value, and made to return the actual worst distance in the found set (only if set is full)
+
 # nanoflann 1.6.3: Released Jan 7, 2025
  - cmake_required_version bumped to 3.10
  - clang-format version bumped to 14
diff --git a/include/nanoflann.hpp b/include/nanoflann.hpp
index a88eec0..503f9fa 100644
--- a/include/nanoflann.hpp
+++ b/include/nanoflann.hpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 /** Library version: 0xMmP (M=Major,m=minor,P=patch) */
-#define NANOFLANN_VERSION 0x163
+#define NANOFLANN_VERSION 0x170
 
 // Avoid conflicting declaration of min/max macros in Windows headers
 #if !defined(NOMINMAX) && \