diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 455091b2b02..a952d992418 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.7.0-alpha] - 10/14/2021
+
+**WARNING: Alpha releases may contain bugs and no guarantee is made about API stability. They are not recommended for production use!**
+
+## New features
+
+* http engine config [#336](https://github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-kotlin/pull/336)
+* add codegen wrappers for retries [#331](https://github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-kotlin/pull/331)
+
 ## [0.6.0-alpha] - 10/07/2021
 
 **WARNING: Alpha releases may contain bugs and no guarantee is made about API stability. They are not recommended for production use!**
diff --git a/docs/GettingStarted.md b/docs/GettingStarted.md
index 7903d92c0ee..c407c8424a2 100644
--- a/docs/GettingStarted.md
+++ b/docs/GettingStarted.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Consult the [stability guide](stability.md) for more information on SDK stabilit
     ```kt
     # file: my-project/build.gradle.kts
 
-    val awsKotlinSdkVersion = "0.6.0-alpha"
+    val awsKotlinSdkVersion = "0.7.0-alpha"
     // OR put it in gradle.properties
     // val awsKotlinSdkVersion: String by project
 
diff --git a/examples/build.gradle.kts b/examples/build.gradle.kts
index 5b4cb888767..a8cbe472f7a 100644
--- a/examples/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/build.gradle.kts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ plugins {
 
 allprojects {
     group = "aws.sdk.kotlin.example"
-    version = "0.6.1-SNAPSHOT"
+    version = "0.7.0-alpha"
 
     repositories {
         mavenLocal()
diff --git a/examples/gradle.properties b/examples/gradle.properties
index a594c44e5a9..8df3b5d3d6a 100644
--- a/examples/gradle.properties
+++ b/examples/gradle.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 
 # AWS SDK
-awsSdkKotlinVersion=0.6.1-SNAPSHOT
+awsSdkKotlinVersion=0.7.0-alpha
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index cc3fdab7627..c21be2ac57a 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ sdkVersion=0.6.1-SNAPSHOT
 smithyVersion=1.9.1
 smithyGradleVersion=0.5.3
 # smithy-kotlin codegen and runtime are versioned together
-smithyKotlinVersion=0.5.1-SNAPSHOT
+smithyKotlinVersion=0.5.1-alpha
 
 # kotlin
 kotlinVersion=1.5.30
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ atomicFuVersion=0.16.1
 kotlinxSerializationVersion=1.3.0
 
 # crt
-crtKotlinVersion=0.4.2-SNAPSHOT
+crtKotlinVersion=0.4.1-alpha
 
 # testing/utility
 junitVersion=5.6.2