diff --git a/ant/docs/5-minute-tutorial.md b/ant/docs/5-minute-tutorial.md
index a2643197e5..aaf1c5c669 100644
--- a/ant/docs/5-minute-tutorial.md
+++ b/ant/docs/5-minute-tutorial.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ for the purpose of this short tutorial.
 ```xml
 <project xmlns:ivy="antlib:org.apache.ivy.ant">
 
-    <property name="hibernate.tools.version" value="the-hibernate-tools-version-to-use, e.g. 7.0.5.Final"/>
+    <property name="hibernate.tools.version" value="the-hibernate-tools-version-to-use, e.g. 7.0.6.Final"/>
     <property name="h2.version" value="the-h2-version-to-use, e.g. 2.3.232"/>
 
     <ivy:cachepath organisation="org.hibernate.tool" module="hibernate-tools-ant" revision="${hibernate.tools.version}"
diff --git a/ant/docs/examples/common/included.xml b/ant/docs/examples/common/included.xml
index c99aaff993..25f1e81c9c 100644
--- a/ant/docs/examples/common/included.xml
+++ b/ant/docs/examples/common/included.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   -->
 <project name="common" xmlns:ivy="antlib:org.apache.ivy.ant">
 
-    <property name="hibernate-tools.version" value="7.0.5.Final"/>
+    <property name="hibernate-tools.version" value="7.0.6.Final"/>
     <property name="javaee-api.version" value="8.0.1"/>
     <property name="jdbc-driver.org" value="com.h2database"/>
     <property name="jdbc-driver.module" value="h2"/>
diff --git a/ant/docs/reference-guide.md b/ant/docs/reference-guide.md
index dd9f66f78d..533a3e63d5 100644
--- a/ant/docs/reference-guide.md
+++ b/ant/docs/reference-guide.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ file. In addition, you will need to define properties (or replace the variables)
 the jdbc driver and for the version information. See an example in the snippet below:
 
 ```xml
-<property name="hibernate-tools.version" value="7.0.5.Final"/>
+<property name="hibernate-tools.version" value="7.0.6.Final"/>
 <property name="jdbc-driver.org" value="com.h2database"/>
 <property name="jdbc-driver.module" value="h2"/>
 <property name="jdbc-driver.version" value="2.3.232"/>
diff --git a/ci/release/Jenkinsfile b/ci/release/Jenkinsfile
index 95f5257c88..fb62b023af 100644
--- a/ci/release/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/ci/release/Jenkinsfile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pipeline {
 	}
 	tools {
 		maven 'Apache Maven 3.9'
-		jdk 'OpenJDK 21 Latest'
+		jdk 'OpenJDK 17 Latest'
 	}
 	options {
 		buildDiscarder logRotator(daysToKeepStr: '30', numToKeepStr: '10')
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ pipeline {
 		string(
 				name: 'RELEASE_VERSION',
 				defaultValue: '7.0.6.Final',
-				description: 'The version to be released, e.g. 7.0.6.Final.',
+				description: 'The version to be released, e.g. 7.0.7.Final.',
 				trim: true
 		)
 		string(
 				name: 'DEVELOPMENT_VERSION',
 				defaultValue: '7.0.7-SNAPSHOT',
-				description: 'The next version to be used after the release, e.g. 7.0.7-SNAPSHOT.',
+				description: 'The next version to be used after the release, e.g. 7.0.8-SNAPSHOT.',
 				trim: true
 		)
 		booleanParam(
diff --git a/gradle/docs/5-minute-tutorial.md b/gradle/docs/5-minute-tutorial.md
index be0e00e51e..615b3b70ed 100644
--- a/gradle/docs/5-minute-tutorial.md
+++ b/gradle/docs/5-minute-tutorial.md
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ tutorial. Now we can tackle the `build.gradle` file.
 ## Modify the generated `app\build.gradle` file
 
 We have to specify the use of the Gradle plugin in the `plugin` section of the `build.gradle` file.
-So we add `id 'org.hibernate.tool.hibernate-tools-gradle' version '7.0.5.Final'` to that section.
+So we add `id 'org.hibernate.tool.hibernate-tools-gradle' version '7.0.6.Final'` to that section.
 
 ```groovy
 ...
 plugins {
     ...
-    id 'org.hibernate.tool.hibernate-tools-gradle' version '7.0.5.Final'
+    id 'org.hibernate.tool.hibernate-tools-gradle' version '7.0.6.Final'
 }
 ...
 ```
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ with the contents as shown below.
 ```groovy
 plugins {
     id('application')
-    id('org.hibernate.tool.hibernate-tools-gradle') version '7.0.5.Final'
+    id('org.hibernate.tool.hibernate-tools-gradle') version '7.0.6.Final'
 }
 
 repositories {
diff --git a/gradle/docs/examples/5-minute-tutorial/app/build.gradle b/gradle/docs/examples/5-minute-tutorial/app/build.gradle
index 339dface6e..f9bad8b722 100644
--- a/gradle/docs/examples/5-minute-tutorial/app/build.gradle
+++ b/gradle/docs/examples/5-minute-tutorial/app/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 plugins {
     // Apply the application plugin to add support for building a CLI application in Java.
     id 'application'
-    id 'org.hibernate.tool.hibernate-tools-gradle' version '7.0.5.Final'
+    id 'org.hibernate.tool.hibernate-tools-gradle' version '7.0.6.Final'
 }
 
 repositories {