diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d49a435..172ddd0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## [1.7.0] - 23.Nov.2023.
+- improve status code 429 handling
+- fix soroban simulate tx response parsing
+- fix a soroban test case
+
 ## [1.6.9] - 30.Oct.2023.
 - improve sep-24 support
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a8b61b2..b95a78c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ The Soneso open source Stellar SDK for Flutter is build with Dart and provides A
 1. Add the dependency to your pubspec.yaml file:
 ```
 dependencies:
-  stellar_flutter_sdk: ^1.6.9
+  stellar_flutter_sdk: ^1.7.0
 ```
 2. Install it (command line or IDE):
 ```
diff --git a/lib/src/stellar_sdk.dart b/lib/src/stellar_sdk.dart
index 01c7a65..feea94b 100644
--- a/lib/src/stellar_sdk.dart
+++ b/lib/src/stellar_sdk.dart
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import 'requests/liquidity_pools_request_builder.dart';
 
 /// Main class of the flutter stellar sdk.
 class StellarSDK {
-  static const versionNumber = "1.6.9";
+  static const versionNumber = "1.7.0";
 
   static final StellarSDK PUBLIC = StellarSDK("https://horizon.stellar.org");
   static final StellarSDK TESTNET = StellarSDK("https://horizon-testnet.stellar.org");
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 6fbd836..a0efc25 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: stellar_flutter_sdk
 description: A stellar blockchain sdk that query's horizon, build, signs and submits transactions to the stellar network.
-version: 1.6.9
+version: 1.7.0
 homepage: https://github.com/Soneso/stellar_flutter_sdk
 
 environment:
diff --git a/test/soroban_test.dart b/test/soroban_test.dart
index 2957b1f..4cfca2b 100644
--- a/test/soroban_test.dart
+++ b/test/soroban_test.dart
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ void main() {
       GetNetworkResponse networkResponse = await sorobanServer.getNetwork();
 
       assert(!networkResponse.isErrorResponse);
-      assert("https://friendbot-testnet.stellar.org/" ==
+      assert("https://friendbot.stellar.org/" ==
           networkResponse.friendbotUrl);
       assert("Test SDF Network ; September 2015" ==
           networkResponse.passphrase);