diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 27836213..7eea51cd 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.7.10"
+  ".": "0.7.11"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a993e6ea..9589225d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.7.11](https://github.com/minekube/connect-java/compare/0.7.10...0.7.11) (2026-07-04)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* point watch token guidance at token file ([#47](https://github.com/minekube/connect-java/issues/47)) ([5783c72](https://github.com/minekube/connect-java/commit/5783c7210fb5286b545a03f6f6164fe07a88e05b))
+
 ## [0.7.10](https://github.com/minekube/connect-java/compare/0.7.9...0.7.10) (2026-07-02)