diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 3ea87a3..2ac40c9 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name: doctest
-Version: 0.6.1+
-Date: 2018-01-04
+Version: 0.7.0
+Date: 2018-03-23
 Author: various authors
 Maintainer: Colin B. Macdonald <cbm@m.fsf.org>, Michael Walter <michael.walter@gmail.com>
 Title: Documentation tests
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 1388e71..cf7f2f0 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-doctest 0.6.1+
-==============
+doctest 0.7.0 (2019-03-23)
+==========================
 
   * Functions within compiled `.oct` files can now be tested.
 
diff --git a/inst/doctest.m b/inst/doctest.m
index 02d5494..89a4915 100644
--- a/inst/doctest.m
+++ b/inst/doctest.m
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@
 [color_ok, color_err, color_warn, reset] = doctest_colors(fid);
 
 if (verbose)
-  fprintf(fid, 'Doctest v0.6.1+: this is Free Software without warranty, see source.\n\n');
+  fprintf(fid, 'Doctest v0.7.0: this is Free Software without warranty, see source.\n\n');
 end
 
 summary = struct();