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      at 4a76af59 Bump version to 1.7.0

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(logging-log4cxx) 01/01: Bump version to 1.7.0

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commit 4a76af59d2551a77f37b59622dc5c9410f1b0757
Author: Stephen Webb <sw...@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Fri Mar 27 13:27:14 2026 +1100

    Bump version to 1.7.0
---
 admin/release-review-instructions.md     | 14 +++++++-------
 admin/releasing.md                       | 16 ++++++++--------
 admin/staging.md                         | 16 ++++++++--------
 src/cmake/projectVersionDetails.cmake    |  2 +-
 src/examples/cpp/MyApp-qt/CMakeLists.txt |  1 -
 src/site/markdown/change-report-gh.md    | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 6 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)

diff --git a/admin/release-review-instructions.md b/admin/release-review-instructions.md
index 0ec7d155..2754f5ec 100644
--- a/admin/release-review-instructions.md
+++ b/admin/release-review-instructions.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Reviewing a Log4cxx release
 
 The review should confirm the uploaded source code is not corrupt and
 is identical to the package generated by the Github action.
-The steps below use version 1.6.2 as an example.
+The steps below use version 1.7.0 as an example.
 
 Prerequisites
 ----------
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ Steps
       - Windows: `validate-release.ps1`
     - Run the script
       - Linux, MacOS:
-        - `sh validate-release.sh 1.6.2`
+        - `sh validate-release.sh 1.7.0`
       - Windows:
-        - `.\validate-release.ps1 1.6.2`
+        - `.\validate-release.ps1 1.7.0`
     - For success, the final output line needs to include:
         - `100% tests passed, 0 tests failed out of 63`
 1. Download the packaged release files from Github
@@ -48,16 +48,16 @@ Steps
         - The browser will download the file `release_files.zip` onto your system
 1. Confirm the artifacts were sourced from Github using these commands
     - Linux, MacOS (bash):
-      - `cd /tmp/log4cxx-1.6.2`
+      - `cd /tmp/log4cxx-1.7.0`
       - `unzip $HOME/Downloads/release_files.zip -d github`
-      - `ARCHIVE=apache-log4cxx-1.6.2`
+      - `ARCHIVE=apache-log4cxx-1.7.0`
       - `for TYPE in tar.gz zip; do`
       - `diff {,github/}$ARCHIVE.$TYPE.sha512 && echo "$ARCHIVE.$TYPE.sha512: OK"`
       - `done`
     - Windows (powershell):
-      - `Set-Location -Path "${ENV:TEMP}\log4cxx-1.6.2"`
+      - `Set-Location -Path "${ENV:TEMP}\log4cxx-1.7.0"`
       - `Expand-Archive -Path "${ENV:HOMEPATH}\Downloads\release_files.zip" -DestinationPath "github"`
-      - `$ARCHIVE="apache-log4cxx-1.6.2"`
+      - `$ARCHIVE="apache-log4cxx-1.7.0"`
       - `foreach ($TYPE in @("tar.gz", "zip")) {`
       - `` if (@(Get-Content -Path "$ARCHIVE.$TYPE.sha512")[0]` ``
       - `-eq @(Get-Content -Path "github\$ARCHIVE.$TYPE.sha512")[0]) {`
diff --git a/admin/releasing.md b/admin/releasing.md
index c88d2ce6..a9c3aab3 100644
--- a/admin/releasing.md
+++ b/admin/releasing.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Releasing a Log4cxx version
 ===================
 
 This document lists the steps that must be performed to release Log4cxx
-using 1.6.2 as the example.
+using 1.7.0 as the example.
 
 Prerequisites
 ----------
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ Steps
     - `svn up log4cxx`
     - `cd log4cxx`
     - `svn delete *`
-    - `mkdir 1.6.2`
-    - `svn add 1.6.2`
-    - `cd 1.6.2`
+    - `mkdir 1.7.0`
+    - `svn add 1.7.0`
+    - `cd 1.7.0`
 1. Download the packaged release files from Github
     - Open https://github.com/apache/logging-log4cxx/commits/v1.6.1-RC1 in your web browser
     - Click the green tick mark on the top commit
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ Steps
         - The numbered steps will display
     - Click the link next to `Artifact download URL:`
         - The browser will download the file `release_files.zip` onto your system
-1. Unpack the release files using these commands (with `apache-dist-logging-dev/log4cxx/1.6.2` as the working directory)
+1. Unpack the release files using these commands (with `apache-dist-logging-dev/log4cxx/1.7.0` as the working directory)
     - `unzip "$HOME/Downloads/release_files.zip"`
-1. Send the new artifacts to svn (with `apache-dist-logging-dev/log4cxx/1.6.2` as the working directory)
+1. Send the new artifacts to svn (with `apache-dist-logging-dev/log4cxx/1.7.0` as the working directory)
     - `svn add *`
-    - `svn commit -m 'log4cxx 1.6.2'`
+    - `svn commit -m 'log4cxx 1.7.0'`
     - check https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/logging/log4cxx
 1. Raise a vote on the mailing list (dev@logging.apache.org)
    - Using [this template](MailTemplate.txt)
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Steps
    - Using [this template](MailTemplate.Result.txt)
    - Enter the name of each PMC member that voted
 1. Get artifacts up to https://downloads.apache.org/logging/log4cxx/
-    - `svn move -m "Release log4cxx 1.6.2" https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/logging/log4cxx/1.6.2   https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/logging/log4cxx/`
+    - `svn move -m "Release log4cxx 1.7.0" https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/logging/log4cxx/1.7.0   https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/logging/log4cxx/`
 1. Tag the released version
     - `git checkout v1.6.1-RC1`
     - `git tag rel/v1.6.1`
diff --git a/admin/staging.md b/admin/staging.md
index f95b5000..b7274d3a 100644
--- a/admin/staging.md
+++ b/admin/staging.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Updating the Log4cxx web site
 ===================
 
 This document describes the steps used to update Log4cxx web site
-using 1.6.2 as an example Log4cxx version.
+using 1.7.0 as an example Log4cxx version.
 
 Prerequisites
 ----------
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ Steps to update the Log4cxx web site
     - `cd /tmp/log4cxx-site`
     - `git checkout asf-staging`
 1. Use the newly generated files for the web site documentation
-    - `git rm -r 1.6.2`
-    - `mv /tmp/build/src/site/html 1.6.2`
-    - `git add 1.6.2`
+    - `git rm -r 1.7.0`
+    - `mv /tmp/build/src/site/html 1.7.0`
+    - `git add 1.7.0`
 1. Push the `asf-staging` branch to Github and wait a bit
     - `git commit -m "Improved the ... documentation"`
     - `git push origin asf-staging`
@@ -45,18 +45,18 @@ Steps to add a new version to the Log4cxx web site
     - `cd /tmp/log4cxx-site`
     - `git checkout asf-staging`
 1. Use the newly generated files for the web site documentation
-    - `mv /tmp/build/src/site/html /tmp/log4cxx-site/1.6.2`
-    - `git add 1.6.2`
+    - `mv /tmp/build/src/site/html /tmp/log4cxx-site/1.7.0`
+    - `git add 1.7.0`
 1. Update the symbolic links in the base of the web site working directory
     - `cd /tmp/log4cxx-site`
     - `rm old_stable`
     - `ln -s 1.6.0 old_stable`
     - `git add old_stable`
 1. Update `.htaccess` so the final `RewriteRule` redirects to the new version
-    - `RewriteRule ^(.*)$     /log4cxx/1.6.2/$1      [R=temp,L]`
+    - `RewriteRule ^(.*)$     /log4cxx/1.7.0/$1      [R=temp,L]`
     - `git add .htaccess`
 1. Push the `asf-staging` branch to github and wait a bit
-    - `git commit -m "Add the 1.6.2 documentation"`
+    - `git commit -m "Add the 1.7.0 documentation"`
     - `git push origin asf-staging`
 1. Check https://logging.staged.apache.org/log4cxx (after a minute or two)
     - Are you seeing the new pages?
diff --git a/src/cmake/projectVersionDetails.cmake b/src/cmake/projectVersionDetails.cmake
index f767eda0..e531f040 100644
--- a/src/cmake/projectVersionDetails.cmake
+++ b/src/cmake/projectVersionDetails.cmake
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 # setting the project version. The variable name must not
 # clash with the log4cxx_VERSION* variables automatically
 # defined by the project() command.
-set(log4cxx_VER 1.6.2.0)
+set(log4cxx_VER 1.7.0.0)
diff --git a/src/examples/cpp/MyApp-qt/CMakeLists.txt b/src/examples/cpp/MyApp-qt/CMakeLists.txt
index 7400ff0e..f05ce386 100644
--- a/src/examples/cpp/MyApp-qt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/examples/cpp/MyApp-qt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ project(MyApp LANGUAGES CXX)
 # Find the required libraries
 find_package(QT NAMES Qt6 Qt5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core)
 find_package(Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR} REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core)
-find_package(log4cxx REQUIRED)
 find_package(log4cxx COMPONENTS qt REQUIRED)
 # Optionally locate fmt::fmt
 find_package(fmt QUIET)
diff --git a/src/site/markdown/change-report-gh.md b/src/site/markdown/change-report-gh.md
index 2dc5eea5..c50fde3a 100644
--- a/src/site/markdown/change-report-gh.md
+++ b/src/site/markdown/change-report-gh.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Change Log {#changelog}
 
 | Version             | Date       | Description          |
 | ------------------- | ---------- | -------------------- |
-| [1.6.2](#rel_1_6_2) | 2026-XX-XX | Bugfix release       |
+| [1.7.0](#rel_1_7_0) | 2026-XX-XX | Maintenance release  |
 | [1.6.1](#rel_1_6_1) | 2026-01-09 | Bugfix release       |
 | [1.6.0](#rel_1_6_0) | 2025-12-14 | Maintenance release  |
 | [1.5.0](#rel_1_5_0) | 2025-08-03 | Maintenance release  |
@@ -52,11 +52,36 @@ Change Log {#changelog}
 | [0.1.0](#rel_1_0)   | 2003-07-08 |                      |
 | [0.0.1](#rel_0_1)   | 2003-05-31 |                      |
 
-## Release 1.6.2 - 2026-XX-XX {#rel_1_6_2}
 
-This is a minor bugfix release to fix issues found with 1.6.1.
+## Release 1.7.0 - 2026-XX-XX {#rel_1_7_0}
 
-### Bug {#rel_1_6_2_bugs}
+Release 1.7.0 includes the following new features:
+
+* Support for a 'fallback-ref' attribute in the 'appender-ref' element of a configuration file
+   \[[#606](https://github.com/apache/logging-log4cxx/pull/606)\]
+
+* A TelnetAppender option to close the connection when the network buffer is full
+   \[[#591](https://github.com/apache/logging-log4cxx/pull/591)\]
+
+* Qt support can be enabled using a Log4cxx CMake find_package component (see \ref MyApp-qt/CMakeLists.txt)
+   \[[#600](https://github.com/apache/logging-log4cxx/pull/600)\]
+
+* TelnetAppender option to close the connection when the network buffer is full
+   \[[#591](https://github.com/apache/logging-log4cxx/pull/591)\]
+
+The following issues have been addressed:
+
+* XML output could contain characters not allowed by the XML 1.0 specification
+   \[[#609](https://github.com/apache/logging-log4cxx/pull/609)\]
+
+* An XML configuration file with recursive references caused program termination
+   \[[#605](https://github.com/apache/logging-log4cxx/pull/605)\]
+
+* Possible undefined behavior during a configuration change
+   \[[#601](https://github.com/apache/logging-log4cxx/pull/601)\]
+
+* Message loss when the calculation of a logged value also logs
+   \[[#594](https://github.com/apache/logging-log4cxx/pull/594)\]
 
 * ODBCAppender prepared statement value buffers had incorrect lifetimes
    \[[#581](https://github.com/apache/logging-log4cxx/pull/581)\]