diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 666ca1617..56c7df6df 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
   - SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018-2024 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
   - SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 -->
-# [7.0.0](https://github.com/nextcloud/contacts/compare/v6.1.0-alpha.2...v7.0.0) (2024-12-19)
+# [7.0.0](https://github.com/nextcloud/contacts/compare/v6.1.0-alpha.2...v7.0.0-alpha.1) (2025-01-07)
 
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
+* **circles** misaligned member modal headings ([a5ec367](https://github.com/nextcloud/contacts/commit/a5ec3675565a450b5b2da09b5b97714df059d483))
 * adjust spacing and alignment in the contact details view ([75ee842](https://github.com/nextcloud/contacts/commit/75ee842cd90db8c6436c18855090b4319c442f75))
 * Adjust styling of team resource images ([8b65d58](https://github.com/nextcloud/contacts/commit/8b65d581e5ce6ddffa75695f141abda824dd12ce))
 * Allow dynamic autoloading for classes added during upgrade ([08e5f9e](https://github.com/nextcloud/contacts/commit/08e5f9e9241c1162b277764d6711823f3b0e7182))
@@ -126,6 +127,9 @@
 
 * Revert "style(ContactsListItem): fix subtitle" ([1c1b865](https://github.com/nextcloud/contacts/commit/1c1b865272d27c0db23aed779a778b3c70ebba73))
 
+### Refactors
+
+* simplify constructor property declarations ([0c0bf64](https://github.com/nextcloud/contacts/commit/0c0bf64e5d0f8d9337740e80270e7d18c186ddb7))
 
 
 # [5.3.0-beta2](https://github.com/nextcloud/contacts/compare/v5.3.0-beta1...v5.3.0-beta2) (2023-05-12)
diff --git a/appinfo/info.xml b/appinfo/info.xml
index fe818632a..a0268f8b8 100644
--- a/appinfo/info.xml
+++ b/appinfo/info.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 * 🙈 **We’re not reinventing the wheel!** Based on the great and open SabreDAV library.
 	</description>
 
-	<version>7.0.0-dev.0</version>
+	<version>7.0.0-alpha.1</version>
 	<licence>agpl</licence>
 
 	<author mail="hamza221@users.noreply.github.com">Hamza Mahjoubi</author>
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9e197a210..5a0b30f75 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "contacts",
-  "version": "7.0.0",
+  "version": "7.0.0-alpha.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "contacts",
-      "version": "7.0.0",
+      "version": "7.0.0-alpha.1",
       "license": "agpl",
       "dependencies": {
         "@mattkrick/sanitize-svg": "^0.4.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7a6c4c596..3a1fc77c5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "contacts",
   "description": "A contacts app for Nextcloud. Easily sync contacts from various devices, share and edit them online.",
-  "version": "7.0.0",
+  "version": "7.0.0-alpha.1",
   "author": "John Molakvoæ <skjnldsv@protonmail.com>",
   "contributors": [
     "John Molakvoæ <skjnldsv@protonmail.com>",