diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index aeda91d..9995fe5 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "7.0.0"
+  ".": "7.0.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 08de645..b38ae0d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [7.0.1](https://github.com/test-kitchen/kitchen-openstack/compare/v7.0.0...v7.0.1) (2026-04-24)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **driver:** coerce OpenStack auth/config values to strings before Fog ([#239](https://github.com/test-kitchen/kitchen-openstack/issues/239)) ([f53b635](https://github.com/test-kitchen/kitchen-openstack/commit/f53b6351872bc7fa0cc6d55cd650c0b649990c8a))
+
 ## [7.0.0](https://github.com/test-kitchen/kitchen-openstack/compare/v6.2.2...v7.0.0) (2026-04-07)
 
 
diff --git a/lib/kitchen/driver/openstack_version.rb b/lib/kitchen/driver/openstack_version.rb
index cbef5e9..9b3e163 100644
--- a/lib/kitchen/driver/openstack_version.rb
+++ b/lib/kitchen/driver/openstack_version.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ module Kitchen
   #
   # @author Jonathan Hartman <j@p4nt5.com>
   module Driver
-    OPENSTACK_VERSION = "7.0.0"
+    OPENSTACK_VERSION = "7.0.1"
   end
 end