diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3e9c594..89317e6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+## [0.7.0] - 2026-01-29
+
+### Changes
+- feat: add ExternalScout and optimize ContextScout with research-backed patterns (#128)
+
 
 ### Documentation
 - Updated README.md and QUICK_START.md for v0.6.0 accuracy
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index a918a2a..faef31a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.6.0
+0.7.0
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3e09c68..8bcd7b1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "opencode-agents",
-  "version": "0.6.0",
+  "version": "0.7.0",
   "description": "OpenCode agent evaluation framework and test suites",
   "private": true,
   "workspaces": [