diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dee677c9..7c0bf410 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,16 +1,23 @@
+# 2.7.0 (24 May 2026)
+- [#1457](https://github.com/wiremock/WireMock.Net/pull/1457) - Update OpenTelemetry.Api from 1.14.0 to 1.15.3 in unit test project [dependencies] contributed by [dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot)
+- [#1459](https://github.com/wiremock/WireMock.Net/pull/1459) - chore: update Handlebars 2.5.2 to 2.5.5 [dependencies] contributed by [kamisoft-fr](https://github.com/kamisoft-fr)
+- [#1461](https://github.com/wiremock/WireMock.Net/pull/1461) - Update Testcontainers nuget package to 4.12.0 [dependencies] contributed by [MD-V](https://github.com/MD-V)
+- [#1462](https://github.com/wiremock/WireMock.Net/pull/1462) - Update Scriban.Signed to latest [dependencies] contributed by [StefH](https://github.com/StefH)
+- [#1458](https://github.com/wiremock/WireMock.Net/issues/1458) - update Handlebars Humanizer package version [feature]
+
 # 2.6.0 (11 May 2026)
 - [#1455](https://github.com/wiremock/WireMock.Net/pull/1455) - Fix request storing when RequestLogExpirationDuration is set [bug]  [bug] contributed by [pbenko-xitaso](https://github.com/pbenko-xitaso)
 - [#1454](https://github.com/wiremock/WireMock.Net/issues/1454) - No requests stored in Standalone when RequestLogExpirationDuration is set [bug]
 
 # 2.5.0 (04 May 2026)
 - [#1451](https://github.com/wiremock/WireMock.Net/pull/1451) - Feature/early mismatch [feature] contributed by [Stepami](https://github.com/Stepami)
-- [#1452](https://github.com/wiremock/WireMock.Net/pull/1452) - Bump log4net from 2.0.15 to 3.3.0 in example console app [dependencies, .NET] contributed by [dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot)
+- [#1452](https://github.com/wiremock/WireMock.Net/pull/1452) - Bump log4net from 2.0.15 to 3.3.0 in example console app [dependencies] contributed by [dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot)
 - [#1453](https://github.com/wiremock/WireMock.Net/pull/1453) - Fix CVE-2026-40021: upgrade log4net to 3.3.0 in examples/WireMock.Net.Service/packages.config [dependencies] contributed by [Copilot](https://github.com/apps/copilot-swe-agent)
 - [#1442](https://github.com/wiremock/WireMock.Net/issues/1442) - Bug: [grpc] WithBodyAsProtoBuf exception on match [bug]
 
 # 2.4.0 (24 April 2026)
 - [#1437](https://github.com/wiremock/WireMock.Net/pull/1437) - Added feature to enable and disable mappings [feature] contributed by [jayaraman-venkatesan](https://github.com/jayaraman-venkatesan)
-- [#1450](https://github.com/wiremock/WireMock.Net/pull/1450) - Bump OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol from 1.14.0 to 1.15.x [dependencies, .NET] contributed by [dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot)
+- [#1450](https://github.com/wiremock/WireMock.Net/pull/1450) - Bump OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol from 1.14.0 to 1.15.x [dependencies] contributed by [dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot)
 - [#1421](https://github.com/wiremock/WireMock.Net/issues/1421) - Deactivate mapping without deleting it [feature]
 
 # 2.3.0 (20 April 2026)
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index c7aa4b47..0c7b9a0f 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <PropertyGroup>
-        <VersionPrefix>2.6.0</VersionPrefix>
+        <VersionPrefix>2.7.0</VersionPrefix>
         <PackageIcon>WireMock.Net-Logo.png</PackageIcon>
         <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/wiremock/WireMock.Net</PackageProjectUrl>
         <PackageLicenseExpression>Apache-2.0</PackageLicenseExpression>
diff --git a/Generate-ReleaseNotes.cmd b/Generate-ReleaseNotes.cmd
index dfda97ef..4377e5e6 100644
--- a/Generate-ReleaseNotes.cmd
+++ b/Generate-ReleaseNotes.cmd
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 rem https://github.com/StefH/GitHubReleaseNotes
 
-SET version=2.6.0
+SET version=2.7.0
 
 GitHubReleaseNotes --output CHANGELOG.md --skip-empty-releases --exclude-labels wontfix test question invalid doc duplicate example environment --version %version% --token %GH_TOKEN%
 
diff --git a/PackageReleaseNotes.txt b/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
index 8b963ea2..09b40f1b 100644
--- a/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
+++ b/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-# 2.6.0 (11 May 2026)
-- #1455 Fix request storing when RequestLogExpirationDuration is set [bug]  [bug]
-- #1454 No requests stored in Standalone when RequestLogExpirationDuration is set [bug]
+# 2.7.0 (24 May 2026)
+- #1457 Update OpenTelemetry.Api from 1.14.0 to 1.15.3 in unit test project [dependencies]
+- #1459 chore: update Handlebars 2.5.2 to 2.5.5 [dependencies]
+- #1461 Update Testcontainers nuget package to 4.12.0 [dependencies]
+- #1462 Update Scriban.Signed to latest [dependencies]
+- #1458 update Handlebars Humanizer package version [feature]
 
 The full release notes can be found here: https://github.com/wiremock/WireMock.Net/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
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