diff --git a/blenderproc/version.py b/blenderproc/version.py
index cb1dcf796..d894e9b42 100644
--- a/blenderproc/version.py
+++ b/blenderproc/version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 """ Define the current BlenderProc version. """
-__version__ = '2.6.2'
+__version__ = '2.7.0'
diff --git a/change_log.md b/change_log.md
index 65a0c9e64..1d9ae8b7e 100644
--- a/change_log.md
+++ b/change_log.md
@@ -7,6 +7,23 @@
 
 # Version History
 
+## Version 2.7.0 26th January 2024
+
+- upgrades to blender 3.5.1 (#788)
+- adds helper methods for easy 3D-2D projection/unprojection, including `bproc.camera.depth_via_raytracing()`, `bproc.camera.pointcloud_from_depth()`, `bproc.camera.project_points()`, `bproc.camera.unproject_points()`, see also [point_cloud](https://github.com/DLR-RM/BlenderProc/tree/main/examples/advanced/point_clouds) example (#1045)
+- removes support for obsolete .yaml configuration files (#962)
+- speeds up bop writer for large number of objects - for 300 objects, the bop writer execution time reduces from 60s to 12s with 8 cores (#996)
+- adds warning if hidden objects are given to bop writer (#998)
+- skip transparent cc materials per default (#1004)
+- rework of `duplicate()`: allows linking and keeps parent relative transformation matrix (#1012, thanks @AndreyYashkin)
+- moves `hide()` and `is_hidden()` to Entity class (#1015, thanks @AndreyYashkin)
+- fixes optical flow output key being overwritten by RGB (#963)
+- fixes `--custom-blender-path` on windows (#972)
+- adapts downloading cc_textures to new naming scheme (#976, #993)
+- fixes issue in light projector (#995, thanks @beekama)
+- fixes skipping annotation indices when appending coco annotations (#1024)
+- fixes frame offset in rendering progress bar (#1038, thanks @burcam)
+
 ## Version 2.6.2 6th December 2023
 
 - Fixes blender download