diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 87b842d..16f7fff 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "internet2"
-version = "0.7.0-rc.1"
+version = "0.7.0"
 dependencies = [
  "amplify",
  "bitcoin_hashes",
@@ -1218,9 +1218,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "strict_encoding"
-version = "1.8.1"
+version = "1.8.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "92e4ef7c6fc77d2e1163fcaf02cd394c08c543923706e5972ca1d79a227c14ca"
+checksum = "d1bbb5109701ede3df3e20b82a134d601036f02b8b2f259965266a6a784cc749"
 dependencies = [
  "amplify",
  "bitcoin",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0f74935..3363795 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "internet2"
-version = "0.7.0-rc.1"
+version = "0.7.0"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 authors = ["Dr. Maxim Orlovsky <orlovsky@pandoracore.com>"]
 description = "Rust implementation for the stack of Internet2 protocols"
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ required-features = ["keygen"]
 # Dependencies on other LNP/BP repositories
 # -----------------------------------------
 amplify = "3.12.0"
-strict_encoding = { version = "1.8.1", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
+strict_encoding = { version = "1.8.8", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
 lightning_encoding = "0.7.1"
 inet2_addr = { version = "0.7.0", features = ["strict_encoding", "stringly_conversions"], path = "./addr" }
 inet2_derive = { version = "0.7.0", default-features = false, optional = true, path = "./derive" }