diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e570ec05..336ccf96 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,33 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project are documented in this file.
 
+## 1.7.0
+
+**Release date:** 2021-03-23
+
+This release comes with support for manually approving
+the traffic weight increase.
+
+#### Features
+
+- Add webhook for manually approving traffic weight increase
+  [#849](https://github.com/fluxcd/flagger/pull/849)
+- Add WaitingPromotion phase to canary status
+  [#859](https://github.com/fluxcd/flagger/pull/859)
+
+#### Improvements
+
+- linkerd: update prometheus URL based on the latest 2.10 changes
+  [#845](https://github.com/fluxcd/flagger/pull/845)
+- docs: update resources to disable mTLS in Istio
+  [#843](https://github.com/fluxcd/flagger/pull/843)
+- docs: updating slack alerting docs to point to legacy slack webhooks
+  [#833](https://github.com/fluxcd/flagger/pull/833)
+- chart: Add pull secret for Prometheus deployment
+  [#842](https://github.com/fluxcd/flagger/pull/842)
+- Update Kubernetes packages to v1.20.4
+  [#857](https://github.com/fluxcd/flagger/pull/857)
+
 ## 1.6.4
 
 **Release date:** 2021-02-26
diff --git a/artifacts/flagger/deployment.yaml b/artifacts/flagger/deployment.yaml
index 4cda5295..a6834459 100644
--- a/artifacts/flagger/deployment.yaml
+++ b/artifacts/flagger/deployment.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: flagger
       containers:
       - name: flagger
-        image: ghcr.io/fluxcd/flagger:1.6.4
+        image: ghcr.io/fluxcd/flagger:1.7.0
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         ports:
         - name: http
diff --git a/charts/flagger/Chart.yaml b/charts/flagger/Chart.yaml
index 362e894e..1c24fb89 100644
--- a/charts/flagger/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/flagger/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 name: flagger
-version: 1.6.4
-appVersion: 1.6.4
+version: 1.7.0
+appVersion: 1.7.0
 kubeVersion: ">=1.16.0-0"
 engine: gotpl
 description: Flagger is a progressive delivery operator for Kubernetes
diff --git a/charts/flagger/README.md b/charts/flagger/README.md
index f36d8dd8..ed4353e6 100644
--- a/charts/flagger/README.md
+++ b/charts/flagger/README.md
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ $ helm upgrade -i flagger flagger/flagger \
     --set metricsServer=http://prometheus:9090
 ```
 
-To install Flagger for **Linkerd**:
+To install Flagger for **Linkerd** (requires Linkerd Viz extension):
 
 ```console
 $ helm upgrade -i flagger flagger/flagger \
     --namespace=linkerd \
     --set meshProvider=linkerd \
-    --set metricsServer=http://linkerd-prometheus:9090
+    --set metricsServer=http://prometheus.linkerd-viz:9090
 ```
 
 To install Flagger for **AWS App Mesh**:
diff --git a/charts/flagger/values.yaml b/charts/flagger/values.yaml
index 50b28ff9..c4d5ec26 100644
--- a/charts/flagger/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/flagger/values.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 image:
   repository: ghcr.io/fluxcd/flagger
-  tag: 1.6.4
+  tag: 1.7.0
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   pullSecret:
 
diff --git a/docs/gitbook/tutorials/linkerd-progressive-delivery.md b/docs/gitbook/tutorials/linkerd-progressive-delivery.md
index e480208c..83a40bdc 100644
--- a/docs/gitbook/tutorials/linkerd-progressive-delivery.md
+++ b/docs/gitbook/tutorials/linkerd-progressive-delivery.md
@@ -6,7 +6,14 @@ This guide shows you how to use Linkerd and Flagger to automate canary deploymen
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-Flagger requires a Kubernetes cluster **v1.16** or newer and Linkerd **2.4** or newer.
+Flagger requires a Kubernetes cluster **v1.16** or newer and Linkerd **2.10** or newer.
+
+Install Linkerd the Promethues (part of Linkerd Viz):
+
+```bash
+linkerd install | kubectl apply -f -
+linkerd viz install | kubectl apply -f -
+```
 
 Install Flagger in the linkerd namespace:
 
@@ -14,11 +21,11 @@ Install Flagger in the linkerd namespace:
 kubectl apply -k github.com/fluxcd/flagger//kustomize/linkerd
 ```
 
-Note that you'll need kubectl 1.14 or newer to run the above command.
-
 ## Bootstrap
 
-Flagger takes a Kubernetes deployment and optionally a horizontal pod autoscaler \(HPA\), then creates a series of objects \(Kubernetes deployments, ClusterIP services and SMI traffic split\). These objects expose the application inside the mesh and drive the canary analysis and promotion.
+Flagger takes a Kubernetes deployment and optionally a horizontal pod autoscaler (HPA),
+then creates a series of objects (Kubernetes deployments, ClusterIP services and SMI traffic split).
+These objects expose the application inside the mesh and drive the canary analysis and promotion.
 
 Create a test namespace and enable Linkerd proxy injection:
 
diff --git a/kustomize/base/flagger/kustomization.yaml b/kustomize/base/flagger/kustomization.yaml
index 1a9edc48..42f14463 100644
--- a/kustomize/base/flagger/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/kustomize/base/flagger/kustomization.yaml
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ resources:
 images:
   - name: ghcr.io/fluxcd/flagger
     newName: ghcr.io/fluxcd/flagger
-    newTag: 1.6.4
+    newTag: 1.7.0
diff --git a/pkg/version/version.go b/pkg/version/version.go
index fb33f2ef..ebfd915e 100644
--- a/pkg/version/version.go
+++ b/pkg/version/version.go
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package version
 
-var VERSION = "1.6.4"
+var VERSION = "1.7.0"
 var REVISION = "unknown"