diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 19d9dd678..2946db769 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# Viash 0.x.x (yyyy-MM-dd): TODO Add title
+# Viash 0.9.0-RC7 (2024-08-13): General bugfixes and improvements
 
-TODO add summary
+These are bug fixes and other improvements that solve some edge case issues and improve the overall user experience and usability of Viash.
 
 ## BREAKING CHANGES
 
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index d1a66c267..4402ad3c5 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name := "viash"
 
-version := "0.9.0-dev"
+version := "0.9.0-RC7"
 
 scalaVersion := "2.13.12"