diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d76c158e..02a33961 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## 6.7.19 (2025-08-31)
+# 7.0.0-rc.1 (2025-09-08)
 
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 70c510a7..fd405c3e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "baileys",
   "type": "module",
-  "version": "6.7.19",
+  "version": "7.0.0-rc.1",
   "description": "A WebSockets library for interacting with WhatsApp Web",
   "keywords": [
     "whatsapp",