diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index db6cca7..3246481 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"6.0.0"}
+{".":"7.0.0"}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ed4971c..bf18475 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [7.0.0](https://github.com/micke/valid_email2/compare/v6.0.0...v7.0.0) (2024-11-19)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* revert allowing scandinavian characters by making allowed multibyte characters configurable ([#261](https://github.com/micke/valid_email2/issues/261))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* revert allowing scandinavian characters by making allowed multibyte characters configurable ([#261](https://github.com/micke/valid_email2/issues/261)) ([cf6a1e9](https://github.com/micke/valid_email2/commit/cf6a1e9e28f78e0c6f3e3ea7e9160bf9194b45e6))
+
 ## [6.0.0](https://github.com/micke/valid_email2/compare/v5.3.0...v6.0.0) (2024-11-03)
 
 
diff --git a/lib/valid_email2/version.rb b/lib/valid_email2/version.rb
index c08f897..bce19a5 100644
--- a/lib/valid_email2/version.rb
+++ b/lib/valid_email2/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal:true
 
 module ValidEmail2
-  VERSION = "6.0.0"
+  VERSION = "7.0.0"
 end