diff --git a/.github/release-please/.release-please-manifest.json b/.github/release-please/.release-please-manifest.json
index 7c53a1b7..aeda91d8 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "6.9.0"
+  ".": "7.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 778e618d..32e3b79e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,32 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [7.0.0](https://github.com/super-linter/super-linter/compare/v6.9.0...v7.0.0) (2024-08-15)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* remove undocumented secondary extension case ([#5983](https://github.com/super-linter/super-linter/issues/5983))
+* remove sql-lint ([#5991](https://github.com/super-linter/super-linter/issues/5991))
+
+### 🚀 Features
+
+* prettier for additional languages ([#6025](https://github.com/super-linter/super-linter/issues/6025)) ([1d12a31](https://github.com/super-linter/super-linter/commit/1d12a31fce043342d7760004aa7fa7acb1dbd4ab))
+
+
+### 🐛 Bugfixes
+
+* avoid concurrent edits to the same file ([#6027](https://github.com/super-linter/super-linter/issues/6027)) ([2f0ac20](https://github.com/super-linter/super-linter/commit/2f0ac20566d3037c714fa54f6dd47926d12ae0a1))
+* remove intro text from stdout and stderr ([#6020](https://github.com/super-linter/super-linter/issues/6020)) ([3d3274d](https://github.com/super-linter/super-linter/commit/3d3274d18a853d13ef63235a0f83b411e3ddd165))
+* remove sql-lint ([#5991](https://github.com/super-linter/super-linter/issues/5991)) ([48d5391](https://github.com/super-linter/super-linter/commit/48d5391b7b27dc1304f87c8fd5ac571f6a4fb526))
+* remove undocumented secondary extension case ([#5983](https://github.com/super-linter/super-linter/issues/5983)) ([9131ef7](https://github.com/super-linter/super-linter/commit/9131ef72781dbd9aeb3a07016ae02e6415a88379))
+
+
+### 🧰 Maintenance
+
+* fix formatting issues ([#6028](https://github.com/super-linter/super-linter/issues/6028)) ([2664cb3](https://github.com/super-linter/super-linter/commit/2664cb3b19839c209e23e9061ab5beeba01c6093))
+* remove file_array leftovers ([#6018](https://github.com/super-linter/super-linter/issues/6018)) ([d9bf945](https://github.com/super-linter/super-linter/commit/d9bf945fd2655f151a6768a3324716599059108e))
+* run npm audit when installing dependencies ([#5990](https://github.com/super-linter/super-linter/issues/5990)) ([1080af3](https://github.com/super-linter/super-linter/commit/1080af39332e821cfe99c1f5a0a334262efebd8a))
+
 ## [6.9.0](https://github.com/super-linter/super-linter/compare/v6.8.0...v6.9.0) (2024-08-14)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 82ef3456..736d8f95 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ To run super-linter as a GitHub Action, you do the following:
              fetch-depth: 0
 
          - name: Super-linter
-           uses: super-linter/super-linter@v6.9.0 # x-release-please-version
+           uses: super-linter/super-linter@v7.0.0 # x-release-please-version
            env:
              # To report GitHub Actions status checks
              GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index a6aeb8ee..98f213f8 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ author: "Super-linter contributors"
 description: "Super-linter is a ready-to-run collection of linters and code analyzers, to help validate your source code."
 runs:
   using: "docker"
-  image: "docker://ghcr.io/super-linter/super-linter:v6.9.0" # x-release-please-version
+  image: "docker://ghcr.io/super-linter/super-linter:v7.0.0" # x-release-please-version
 branding:
   icon: "check-square"
   color: "white"
diff --git a/slim/action.yml b/slim/action.yml
index 863e8c6c..52b3ffec 100644
--- a/slim/action.yml
+++ b/slim/action.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ author: "Super-linter contributors"
 description: "Super-linter is a ready-to-run collection of linters and code analyzers, to help validate your source code."
 runs:
   using: "docker"
-  image: "docker://ghcr.io/super-linter/super-linter:slim-v6.9.0" # x-release-please-version
+  image: "docker://ghcr.io/super-linter/super-linter:slim-v7.0.0" # x-release-please-version
 branding:
   icon: "check-square"
   color: "white"
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 97f57815..66ce77b7 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.9.0
+7.0.0