diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8fd95afbd..ec4d21f6a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [3.7.0](https://github.com/aws/aws-database-encryption-sdk-dynamodb/compare/v3.6.2...v3.7.0) (2024-09-17)
+
+### Features
+
+- bump to dafny 4.8.0 and mpl 1.6.0 ([#1356](https://github.com/aws/aws-database-encryption-sdk-dynamodb/issues/1356)) ([fedc0ad](https://github.com/aws/aws-database-encryption-sdk-dynamodb/commit/fedc0ad2d490eaa853c103cae2cb7406c526a550))
+
+### Fixes
+
+- remove usage of `:|` ([#1320](https://github.com/aws/aws-database-encryption-sdk-dynamodb/issues/1320)) ([eeb3f51](https://github.com/aws/aws-database-encryption-sdk-dynamodb/commit/eeb3f513ab7a27c62a97529a0a94c1933da1422c))
+
+### Maintenance
+
+- add check only keyword action ([#1327](https://github.com/aws/aws-database-encryption-sdk-dynamodb/issues/1327)) ([5d777d6](https://github.com/aws/aws-database-encryption-sdk-dynamodb/commit/5d777d6aa975831ef0ce3faeb0b848a1eb108981))
+- add ddb local to dafny interop test vectors ([#1316](https://github.com/aws/aws-database-encryption-sdk-dynamodb/issues/1316)) ([6128a39](https://github.com/aws/aws-database-encryption-sdk-dynamodb/commit/6128a39f13fbd28d25682d8cbf3d6655f1e41fb5))
+- allow local testing ([#1311](https://github.com/aws/aws-database-encryption-sdk-dynamodb/issues/1311)) ([e758e97](https://github.com/aws/aws-database-encryption-sdk-dynamodb/commit/e758e97cafdb32b911737ac73a43091b12d98e31))
+- remove /// from smithy files ([#1349](https://github.com/aws/aws-database-encryption-sdk-dynamodb/issues/1349)) ([303a8bd](https://github.com/aws/aws-database-encryption-sdk-dynamodb/commit/303a8bd4ed2d0bd1b9fd763030c7742058fb6f9f))
+- remove assert to fix verification ([#1360](https://github.com/aws/aws-database-encryption-sdk-dynamodb/issues/1360)) ([8849c1e](https://github.com/aws/aws-database-encryption-sdk-dynamodb/commit/8849c1e5d32f6580ac00cbe3ff6de065a88ca9d2))
+
 ## [3.6.2](https://github.com/aws/aws-database-encryption-sdk-dynamodb/compare/v3.6.1...v3.6.2) (2024-08-22)
 
 ### Fixes
diff --git a/DynamoDbEncryption/runtimes/net/AssemblyInfo.cs b/DynamoDbEncryption/runtimes/net/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 744cb3ccb..bd1671dc8 100644
--- a/DynamoDbEncryption/runtimes/net/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/DynamoDbEncryption/runtimes/net/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 [assembly: AssemblyTitle("AWS.Cryptography.DbEncryptionSDK.DynamoDb")]
 
 // This should be kept in sync with the version number in MPL.csproj
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("3.6.2")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("3.7.0")]
 
diff --git a/DynamoDbEncryption/runtimes/net/DynamoDbEncryption.csproj b/DynamoDbEncryption/runtimes/net/DynamoDbEncryption.csproj
index 90dbd704f..a7563301c 100644
--- a/DynamoDbEncryption/runtimes/net/DynamoDbEncryption.csproj
+++ b/DynamoDbEncryption/runtimes/net/DynamoDbEncryption.csproj
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <GenerateAssemblyInfo>false</GenerateAssemblyInfo>
     <IsPackable>true</IsPackable>
 
-    <Version>3.6.2</Version>
+    <Version>3.7.0</Version>
 
     <AssemblyName>AWS.Cryptography.DbEncryptionSDK.DynamoDb</AssemblyName>
     <PackageId>AWS.Cryptography.DbEncryptionSDK.DynamoDb</PackageId>
diff --git a/project.properties b/project.properties
index 4f9d620ce..22a0b53cd 100644
--- a/project.properties
+++ b/project.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-projectJavaVersion=3.6.2-SNAPSHOT
+projectJavaVersion=3.7.0
 mplDependencyJavaVersion=1.6.0
 dafnyVersion=4.8.0
 dafnyVerifyVersion=4.8.0