diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b5e5d2c2..4cdcd882 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [7.0.0] - 2025-07-22
+
+### Added
+
+- `Unit.dependents` - the number of units that refer to that unit as one of its factor units or are scaled from that base unit.
+  this value is required to achieve better sorting in `Qudt.derivedUnitListFromFactorUnits`, allowing to prefer
+  more important units (those with more dependents)
+
 ### Changed
 
 - when using `qudtlib` as a dependency, you have to add `<type>pom</type>` (see updatede [`README.md`](README.md)). This is due to more rigorous
@@ -35,12 +43,6 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - Fixed a sorting bug in `Qudt.derivedUnitListFromFactorUnits` that caused wrong sorting for some very similar units.
 
-### Added
-
-- `Unit.dependents` - the number of units that refer to that unit as one of its factor units or are scaled from that base unit.
-  this value is required to achieve better sorting in `Qudt.derivedUnitListFromFactorUnits`, allowing to prefer
-  more important units (those with more dependents)
-
 ## [6.8.1] - 2025-01-29
 
 ### Fixed
@@ -331,7 +333,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - Initial release.
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/qudtlib/qudtlib-java/compare/v6.8.1...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/qudtlib/qudtlib-java/compare/v7.0.0...HEAD
+[7.0.0]: https://github.com/qudtlib/qudtlib-java/compare/v6.8.1...v7.0.0
 [6.8.1]: https://github.com/qudtlib/qudtlib-java/compare/v6.8.0...v6.8.1
 [6.8.0]: https://github.com/qudtlib/qudtlib-java/compare/v6.7.0...v6.8.0
 [6.7.0]: https://github.com/qudtlib/qudtlib-java/compare/v6.5.0...v6.7.0
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7130111b..2c4db09b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <artifactId>qudtlib-java</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>qudtlib-java</name>
-    <version>6.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>7.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <url>https://github.com/qudtlib/qudtlib-java</url>
     <description>Unit conversion and related functionality for Java based on the QUDT ontology.</description>
     <developers>
diff --git a/qudtlib-common-codegen/pom.xml b/qudtlib-common-codegen/pom.xml
index 4ee1dd67..c78164a0 100644
--- a/qudtlib-common-codegen/pom.xml
+++ b/qudtlib-common-codegen/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>qudtlib-java</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.github.qudtlib</groupId>
-        <version>6.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <name>qudtlib-common-codegen</name>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/qudtlib-common-rdf/pom.xml b/qudtlib-common-rdf/pom.xml
index f41ca6dd..cdf2d0ef 100644
--- a/qudtlib-common-rdf/pom.xml
+++ b/qudtlib-common-rdf/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>qudtlib-java</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.github.qudtlib</groupId>
-        <version>6.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <name>qudtlib-common-rdf</name>
diff --git a/qudtlib-constants-gen/pom.xml b/qudtlib-constants-gen/pom.xml
index b621fd2f..5db0ad43 100644
--- a/qudtlib-constants-gen/pom.xml
+++ b/qudtlib-constants-gen/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>qudtlib-java</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.github.qudtlib</groupId>
-        <version>6.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>qudtlib-constants-gen</artifactId>
diff --git a/qudtlib-data-gen/pom.xml b/qudtlib-data-gen/pom.xml
index 4e8b64aa..b3526c8e 100644
--- a/qudtlib-data-gen/pom.xml
+++ b/qudtlib-data-gen/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
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         <groupId>io.github.qudtlib</groupId>
-        <version>6.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>qudtlib-data-gen</artifactId>
diff --git a/qudtlib-data/pom.xml b/qudtlib-data/pom.xml
index a9303ac9..44eab1a7 100644
--- a/qudtlib-data/pom.xml
+++ b/qudtlib-data/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
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         <artifactId>qudtlib-java</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.github.qudtlib</groupId>
-        <version>6.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>qudtlib-data</artifactId>
diff --git a/qudtlib-example/pom.xml b/qudtlib-example/pom.xml
index f9a9f597..2d608422 100644
--- a/qudtlib-example/pom.xml
+++ b/qudtlib-example/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>qudtlib-java</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.github.qudtlib</groupId>
-        <version>6.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <name>qudtlib-example</name>
diff --git a/qudtlib-hardcoded-model-gen/pom.xml b/qudtlib-hardcoded-model-gen/pom.xml
index a24f41cb..43fc8a6f 100644
--- a/qudtlib-hardcoded-model-gen/pom.xml
+++ b/qudtlib-hardcoded-model-gen/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>qudtlib-java</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.github.qudtlib</groupId>
-        <version>6.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>qudtlib-hardcoded-model-gen</artifactId>
diff --git a/qudtlib-ingest-qudt/pom.xml b/qudtlib-ingest-qudt/pom.xml
index 9bf39469..de17b4d8 100644
--- a/qudtlib-ingest-qudt/pom.xml
+++ b/qudtlib-ingest-qudt/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>qudtlib-java</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.github.qudtlib</groupId>
-        <version>6.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>qudtlib-ingest-qudt</artifactId>
diff --git a/qudtlib-init-hardcoded/pom.xml b/qudtlib-init-hardcoded/pom.xml
index a76d0332..20f7e82d 100644
--- a/qudtlib-init-hardcoded/pom.xml
+++ b/qudtlib-init-hardcoded/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
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         <artifactId>qudtlib-java</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.github.qudtlib</groupId>
-        <version>6.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>qudtlib-init-hardcoded</artifactId>
diff --git a/qudtlib-init-rdf/pom.xml b/qudtlib-init-rdf/pom.xml
index ae51a095..03de9229 100644
--- a/qudtlib-init-rdf/pom.xml
+++ b/qudtlib-init-rdf/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>qudtlib-java</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.github.qudtlib</groupId>
-        <version>6.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>qudtlib-init-rdf</artifactId>
diff --git a/qudtlib-js-gen/pom.xml b/qudtlib-js-gen/pom.xml
index bc38b481..a8860082 100644
--- a/qudtlib-js-gen/pom.xml
+++ b/qudtlib-js-gen/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
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         <artifactId>qudtlib-java</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.github.qudtlib</groupId>
-        <version>6.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <name>qudtlib-js-gen</name>
diff --git a/qudtlib-main-rdf/pom.xml b/qudtlib-main-rdf/pom.xml
index 9b808d9c..4ae664ef 100644
--- a/qudtlib-main-rdf/pom.xml
+++ b/qudtlib-main-rdf/pom.xml
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
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         <groupId>io.github.qudtlib</groupId>
-        <version>6.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-    <name>qudtlib-main-rdf></name>
+    <name>qudtlib-main-rdf&gt;</name>
     <artifactId>qudtlib-main-rdf</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
diff --git a/qudtlib-main/pom.xml b/qudtlib-main/pom.xml
index bfad389e..3d45154a 100644
--- a/qudtlib-main/pom.xml
+++ b/qudtlib-main/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
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         <groupId>io.github.qudtlib</groupId>
-        <version>6.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>qudtlib-main</artifactId>
diff --git a/qudtlib-model/pom.xml b/qudtlib-model/pom.xml
index 02a47c91..6c7f95e4 100644
--- a/qudtlib-model/pom.xml
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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
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         <groupId>io.github.qudtlib</groupId>
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     <name>qudtlib-model</name>
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diff --git a/qudtlib-test/pom.xml b/qudtlib-test/pom.xml
index 3cf4371e..8665ef3e 100644
--- a/qudtlib-test/pom.xml
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diff --git a/qudtlib-tools/pom.xml b/qudtlib-tools/pom.xml
index 894504a6..170ea11d 100644
--- a/qudtlib-tools/pom.xml
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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
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diff --git a/qudtlib-vocab/pom.xml b/qudtlib-vocab/pom.xml
index d0946e38..2dfaf1f3 100644
--- a/qudtlib-vocab/pom.xml
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diff --git a/qudtlib/pom.xml b/qudtlib/pom.xml
index 73ac9605..d8f4f655 100644
--- a/qudtlib/pom.xml
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