diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f11ad66cc8..afa4cf6fa6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,29 @@ beta releases are not included in this history.
 
 [//]: # (begin_release_notes)
 
+"1.70.0" (2024-08-14)
+=====================
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- :sparkles: Add support for signing and verifying messages using ed25519 (#20240814105842)
+
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- :bug: `[logs]` resolve problem with the logger source being set for a logr.Logger (#20240627132421)
+- Dependency upgrade: sys-0.24.0 (#20240809130140)
+- Dependency upgrade: go-deadlock-0.3.3 (#20240814100629, #20240814100634, #20240814100700, #20240814100706, #20240814100735, #20240814100738, #20240814100804, #20240814100808, #20240814100835, #20240814100837)
+
+
+Misc
+----
+
+- #202408141345
+
+
 "1.69.2" (2024-08-08)
 =====================
 
diff --git a/changes/20240627132421.bugfix b/changes/20240627132421.bugfix
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-:bug: `[logs]` resolve problem with the logger source being set for a logr.Logger
diff --git a/changes/20240809130140.bugfix b/changes/20240809130140.bugfix
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-Dependency upgrade: sys-0.24.0
diff --git a/changes/20240814100629.bugfix b/changes/20240814100629.bugfix
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-Dependency upgrade: go-deadlock-0.3.3
diff --git a/changes/20240814100634.bugfix b/changes/20240814100634.bugfix
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--- a/changes/20240814100634.bugfix
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Dependency upgrade: go-deadlock-0.3.3
diff --git a/changes/20240814100700.bugfix b/changes/20240814100700.bugfix
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--- a/changes/20240814100700.bugfix
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-Dependency upgrade: go-deadlock-0.3.3
diff --git a/changes/20240814100706.bugfix b/changes/20240814100706.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
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--- a/changes/20240814100706.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Dependency upgrade: go-deadlock-0.3.3
diff --git a/changes/20240814100735.bugfix b/changes/20240814100735.bugfix
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-Dependency upgrade: go-deadlock-0.3.3
diff --git a/changes/20240814100738.bugfix b/changes/20240814100738.bugfix
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-Dependency upgrade: go-deadlock-0.3.3
diff --git a/changes/20240814100804.bugfix b/changes/20240814100804.bugfix
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-Dependency upgrade: go-deadlock-0.3.3
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-Dependency upgrade: go-deadlock-0.3.3
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-Dependency upgrade: go-deadlock-0.3.3
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-Dependency upgrade: go-deadlock-0.3.3
diff --git a/changes/20240814105842.feature b/changes/20240814105842.feature
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-:sparkles: Add support for signing and verifying messages using ed25519
diff --git a/changes/202408141345.misc b/changes/202408141345.misc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-:gear: Fix linting issue
diff --git a/utils/module.properties b/utils/module.properties
index 0c567e0766..7b313eb225 100644
--- a/utils/module.properties
+++ b/utils/module.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-Version=1.69.2
+Version=1.70.0
 MajorVersion=1
-MinorVersion=69
-PatchVersion=2
-CommitHash=4b36ca4e694da70c695deacd6e6814a952c1d061
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+MinorVersion=70
+PatchVersion=0
+CommitHash=01d8bbe63eb0860655a04336a7e2f3d75b12a289
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