diff --git a/sdk/azcore/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/azcore/CHANGELOG.md
index a8a4dfca3677..740f4171e008 100644
--- a/sdk/azcore/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/azcore/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # Release History
 
-## 1.6.1 (Unreleased)
+## 1.7.0-beta.1 (2023-05-17)
 
 ### Features Added
+* Restored CAE support for ARM clients.
 * Added supporting features to enable distributed tracing.
   * Added func `runtime.StartSpan()` for use by SDKs to start spans.
   * Added method `WithContext()` to `runtime.Request` to support shallow cloning with a new context.
@@ -15,14 +16,10 @@
   * The package contains public surface area exposed by fake servers and supporting APIs intended only for use by the fake server implementations.
   * Added an internal fake poller implementation.
 
-### Breaking Changes
-
 ### Bugs Fixed
 * Retry policy always clones the underlying `*http.Request` before invoking the next policy.
 * Added some non-standard error codes to the list of error codes for unregistered resource providers.
 
-### Other Changes
-
 ## 1.6.0 (2023-05-04)
 
 ### Features Added
diff --git a/sdk/azcore/internal/shared/constants.go b/sdk/azcore/internal/shared/constants.go
index 000bc328b0f5..346b48351697 100644
--- a/sdk/azcore/internal/shared/constants.go
+++ b/sdk/azcore/internal/shared/constants.go
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ const (
 	Module = "azcore"
 
 	// Version is the semantic version (see http://semver.org) of this module.
-	Version = "v1.6.1"
+	Version = "v1.7.0-beta.1"
 )