diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 342b1da84..212525c47 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Type: Package
 Package: teal.slice
 Title: Filter Module for 'teal' Applications
-Version: 0.6.0.9014
+Version: 0.7.0
 Date: 2025-08-19
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Dawid", "Kaledkowski", , "dawid.kaledkowski@roche.com", role = c("aut", "cre"),
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ Imports:
     shinycssloaders (>= 1.0.0),
     shinyjs (>= 2.1.0),
     shinyWidgets (>= 0.6.2),
-    teal.data (>= 0.7.0),
+    teal.data (>= 0.8.0),
     teal.logger (>= 0.4.0),
-    teal.widgets (>= 0.4.3),
+    teal.widgets (>= 0.5.0),
     utils
 Suggests:
     DT (>= 0.13),
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index abfaa23b2..abcad2ee0 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-# teal.slice 0.6.0.9014
+# teal.slice 0.7.0
+
+### Enhancements
+
+* Improved the layout and appearance of the filter panel with new UI design.
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+* Fix bug where drop-down choices show no choices (#662).
 
 ### Miscellaneous