diff --git a/docs/_config.yml b/docs/_config.yml
index 002323c5718..a76e5787898 100644
--- a/docs/_config.yml
+++ b/docs/_config.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 repository: pmd/pmd
 
 pmd:
-    version: 7.0.0-SNAPSHOT
+    version: 7.0.0
     previous_version: 6.55.0
-    date: ??-?????-2023
+    date: 22-March-2024
     release_type: major
 
 # release types: major, minor, bugfix
diff --git a/docs/pages/release_notes.md b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
index 04ce4fbae53..a62d859cde4 100644
--- a/docs/pages/release_notes.md
+++ b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
@@ -763,14 +763,13 @@ See [Detailed Release Notes for PMD 7]({{ baseurl }}pmd_release_notes_pmd7.html#
 full list of PRs.
 
 ### 📈 Stats
-* 5662 commits
-* 796 closed tickets & PRs
-* Days since last release (6.55.0): 377
-* Days since last release (7.0.0-rc4): 160
+* 5741 commits
+* 849 closed tickets & PRs
+* Days since last release (6.55.0): 390
+* Days since last release (7.0.0-rc4): 173
 
 {% endtocmaker %}
 
 {% if is_release_notes_processor %}
 </details>
 {% endif %}
-
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f28e30f79db..d0e4dcb8f8c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 
         <pmd.build-tools.version>23</pmd.build-tools.version>
 
-        <pmd-designer.version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</pmd-designer.version>
+        <pmd-designer.version>7.0.0</pmd-designer.version>
         <javacc.jar>${settings.localRepository}/net/java/dev/javacc/javacc/${javacc.version}/javacc-${javacc.version}.jar</javacc.jar>
         <javacc.outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/generated-sources/javacc</javacc.outputDirectory>
         <javacc.ant.wrapper>${project.basedir}/../javacc-wrapper.xml</javacc.ant.wrapper>