diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index e238170..886148f 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## [0.7.0] / 05 May 2022
+- Running on .NET Core 3.1 version of the software (i.e. all code changes needed to make app .NET Core 3.1-compliant,) but .NET 6 runtime
+
 ## [0.6.2] / 05 May 2022
 - Migrated to .NET Core 3.1 for comparison purposes
 - Fixed bug with `/ready` checks always returning HTTP 500
diff --git a/k8s/prod/services/prod-services.yaml b/k8s/prod/services/prod-services.yaml
index 6a69cc7..8f13a7e 100644
--- a/k8s/prod/services/prod-services.yaml
+++ b/k8s/prod/services/prod-services.yaml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ spec:
         emptyDir: {}
       containers:
       - name: frontend
-        image: akkalargescaleimages64b06635.azurecr.io/akkadotnet.frontend:0.6.2
+        image: akkalargescaleimages64b06635.azurecr.io/akkadotnet.frontend:0.7.0
         env:
         - name: POD_NAME
           valueFrom:
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ spec:
         emptyDir: {}
       containers:
       - name: backend
-        image: akkalargescaleimages64b06635.azurecr.io/akkadotnet.backend:0.6.2
+        image: akkalargescaleimages64b06635.azurecr.io/akkadotnet.backend:0.7.0
         env:
         - name: POD_NAME
           valueFrom:
diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
index 0bc249d..2d8c268 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Copyright>Copyright © 2022 Petabridge</Copyright>
     <Authors>Petabridge</Authors>
-    <VersionPrefix>0.6.2</VersionPrefix>
-    <PackageReleaseNotes>• Migrated to .NET Core 3.1 for comparison purposes
-• Fixed bug with /ready checks always returning HTTP 500
-• Upgraded to Akka.Management 0.2.4-beta3</PackageReleaseNotes>
+    <VersionPrefix>0.7.0</VersionPrefix>
+    <PackageReleaseNotes>• Running on .NET Core 3.1 version of the software (i.e. all code changes needed to make app .NET Core 3.1-compliant%2C) but .NET 6 runtime</PackageReleaseNotes>
     <PackageIconUrl>
     </PackageIconUrl>
     <PackageProjectUrl>
@@ -18,7 +16,7 @@
 		<None Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\..\README.md" Pack="true" Visible="false" PackagePath="\" />
 	</ItemGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <NetCoreFramework>netcoreapp3.1</NetCoreFramework>
+    <NetCoreFramework>net6.0</NetCoreFramework>
     <NBenchVersion>1.2.2</NBenchVersion>
     <XunitVersion>2.4.1</XunitVersion>
     <TestSdkVersion>17.1.0</TestSdkVersion>
diff --git a/src/backend/AkkaDotNet.BackEnd/Dockerfile b/src/backend/AkkaDotNet.BackEnd/Dockerfile
index a6c6358..206338a 100644
--- a/src/backend/AkkaDotNet.BackEnd/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/backend/AkkaDotNet.BackEnd/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/sdk:3.1 AS base
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:6.0 AS base
 WORKDIR /app
 
 # important environment variables
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ RUN dotnet tool install --global pbm
 
 # RUN pbm help
 
-COPY ./bin/Release/netcoreapp3.1/publish/ /app
+COPY ./bin/Release/net6.0/publish/ /app
 
-FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/aspnet:3.1 AS app
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:6.0 AS app
 WORKDIR /app
 
 COPY --from=base /app /app
diff --git a/src/frontend/AkkaDotNet.FrontEnd/Dockerfile b/src/frontend/AkkaDotNet.FrontEnd/Dockerfile
index 7725343..fecec99 100644
--- a/src/frontend/AkkaDotNet.FrontEnd/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/frontend/AkkaDotNet.FrontEnd/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/sdk:3.1 AS base
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:6.0 AS base
 WORKDIR /app
 
 # important environment variables
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ RUN dotnet tool install --global pbm
 
 # RUN pbm help
 
-COPY ./bin/Release/netcoreapp3.1/publish/ /app
+COPY ./bin/Release/net6.0/publish/ /app
 
-FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/aspnet:3.1 AS app
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:6.0 AS app
 WORKDIR /app
 
 COPY --from=base /app /app