diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index c01736e..c8ad1a5 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # HOST=0.0.0.0                       # Uvicorn bind host (only when APP_MODE=web).
 # PORT=8080                          # Uvicorn port.
 # WORKERS=1                          # Uvicorn worker count.
-APP_VERSION=v2.6.1                 # Matches dockerhub compose.
+APP_VERSION=v2.7.0                 # Matches dockerhub compose.
 
 ############################
 # Theming
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f0c04eb..50c779d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,19 @@ This format follows Keep a Changelog principles and aims for Semantic Versioning
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Summary
+_No unreleased changes yet._
+
+### Added
+_No unreleased additions yet._
+
+### Changed
+_No unreleased changes yet._
+
+### Fixed
+_No unreleased fixes yet._
+
+## [2.7.0] - 2025-10-14
+### Summary
 - Enhanced deck building workflow with improved stage ordering, granular skip controls, and one-click Quick Build automation.
 - New Ideal Counts section with interactive sliders or text inputs for customizing deck composition targets.
 - Stage execution order now prioritizes creatures and spells before lands for better mana curve analysis.
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES_TEMPLATE.md b/RELEASE_NOTES_TEMPLATE.md
index 6792d98..b7eb064 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,36 +1,13 @@
 # MTG Python Deckbuilder ${VERSION}
 
 ### Summary
-- Enhanced deck building workflow with improved stage ordering, granular skip controls, one-click Quick Build automation, and interactive Ideal Counts UI.
-- Stage execution order now prioritizes creatures and spells before lands for better mana curve analysis.
-- New wizard-only skip controls allow auto-advancing through specific stages (lands, creatures, spells) without approval prompts.
-- Quick Build button provides one-click full automation with clean 5-phase progress indicator.
-- Ideal Counts now feature interactive slider UI with live validation and smart overlap detection.
+_No unreleased changes yet._
 
 ### Added
-- **Quick Build**: One-click automation button in New Deck wizard with live progress tracking (5 phases: Creatures, Spells, Lands, Final Touches, Summary).
-- **Skip Controls**: Granular stage-skipping toggles in New Deck wizard (21 flags: all land steps, creature stages, spell categories).
-  - Individual land step controls: basics, staples, fetches, duals, triomes, kindred, misc lands.
-  - Spell category controls: ramp, removal, wipes, card advantage, protection, theme fill.
-  - Creature stage controls: all creatures, primary, secondary, fill.
-  - Mutual exclusivity enforcement: "Skip All Lands" disables individual land toggles; "Skip to Misc Lands" skips early land steps.
-- **Stage Reordering**: New default build order executes creatures → spells → lands for improved pip analysis (configurable via `WEB_STAGE_ORDER` environment variable).
-- **Ideal Counts UI**: Interactive slider interface with live value display and smart validation (configurable via `WEB_IDEALS_UI` environment variable).
-  - Slider Mode (default): Range sliders for all ideal counts with expanded ranges (creatures: 0-70, lands: 25-45).
-  - Input Mode: Traditional text inputs with placeholder defaults showing recommended values.
-  - Smart Validation: Real-time deck size estimation using overlap-aware calculation (`Lands + Creatures + Spells/2`).
-  - Visual Warnings: Red alert (>99 cards), orange warning (90-99), no warning (<90).
-  - Session Persistence: Values persist across builds and initialize at defaults on first wizard load.
-- Background task execution for Quick Build with HTMX polling progress updates.
-- Mobile-friendly Quick Build with touch device confirmation dialog.
+_No unreleased additions yet._
 
 ### Changed
-- **Default Stage Order**: Creatures and ideal spells now execute before land stages (lands can analyze actual pip requirements instead of estimates).
-- Skip controls only available in New Deck wizard (disabled during build execution for consistency).
-- Skip behavior auto-advances through stages without approval prompts (cards still added, just not gated).
-- Post-spell land adjustment automatically skipped when any skip flag enabled.
+_No unreleased changes yet._
 
 ### Fixed
-- Session context properly injected into Quick Build so skip configuration works correctly.
-- HTMX polling uses continuous trigger (`every 500ms`) instead of one-time (`load delay`) for reliable progress updates.
-- Progress indicator stops cleanly when build completes (out-of-band swap removes poller div).
+_No unreleased fixes yet._
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index eb8e6e1..696259e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ services:
       # WEB_THEME_FILTER_PREWARM: "0"
       WEB_AUTO_ENFORCE: "0"         # 1=auto-run compliance export after builds
       WEB_CUSTOM_EXPORT_BASE: ""    # Optional: custom base dir for deck export artifacts
-      APP_VERSION: "2.6.1"          # Displayed version label (set per release/tag)
+      APP_VERSION: "2.7.0"          # Displayed version label (set per release/tag)
 
       # ------------------------------------------------------------------
       # Misc / Land Selection (Step 7) Environment Tuning
diff --git a/dockerhub-docker-compose.yml b/dockerhub-docker-compose.yml
index a97f78b..3bd0940 100644
--- a/dockerhub-docker-compose.yml
+++ b/dockerhub-docker-compose.yml
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ services:
       # WEB_THEME_FILTER_PREWARM: "0"
       WEB_AUTO_ENFORCE: "0"         # 1=auto-run compliance export after builds
       WEB_CUSTOM_EXPORT_BASE: ""    # Optional: custom base dir for deck export artifacts
-      APP_VERSION: "2.6.1"          # Displayed version label (set per release/tag)
+      APP_VERSION: "2.7.0"          # Displayed version label (set per release/tag)
 
       # ------------------------------------------------------------------
       # Misc / Land Selection (Step 7) Environment Tuning
diff --git a/docs/releases/v2.7.0.md b/docs/releases/v2.7.0.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7f1386
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/releases/v2.7.0.md
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# MTG Python Deckbuilder v2.7.0
+
+### Summary
+- Enhanced deck building workflow with improved stage ordering, granular skip controls, one-click Quick Build automation, and interactive Ideal Counts UI.
+- Stage execution order now prioritizes creatures and spells before lands for better mana curve analysis.
+- New wizard-only skip controls allow auto-advancing through specific stages (lands, creatures, spells) without approval prompts.
+- Quick Build button provides one-click full automation with clean 5-phase progress indicator.
+- Ideal Counts now feature interactive slider UI with live validation and smart overlap detection.
+
+### Added
+- **Quick Build**: One-click automation button in New Deck wizard with live progress tracking (5 phases: Creatures, Spells, Lands, Final Touches, Summary).
+- **Skip Controls**: Granular stage-skipping toggles in New Deck wizard (21 flags: all land steps, creature stages, spell categories).
+  - Individual land step controls: basics, staples, fetches, duals, triomes, kindred, misc lands.
+  - Spell category controls: ramp, removal, wipes, card advantage, protection, theme fill.
+  - Creature stage controls: all creatures, primary, secondary, fill.
+  - Mutual exclusivity enforcement: "Skip All Lands" disables individual land toggles; "Skip to Misc Lands" skips early land steps.
+- **Stage Reordering**: New default build order executes creatures → spells → lands for improved pip analysis (configurable via `WEB_STAGE_ORDER` environment variable).
+- **Ideal Counts UI**: Interactive slider interface with live value display and smart validation (configurable via `WEB_IDEALS_UI` environment variable).
+  - Slider Mode (default): Range sliders for all ideal counts with expanded ranges (creatures: 0-70, lands: 25-45).
+  - Input Mode: Traditional text inputs with placeholder defaults showing recommended values.
+  - Smart Validation: Real-time deck size estimation using overlap-aware calculation (`Lands + Creatures + Spells/2`).
+  - Visual Warnings: Red alert (>99 cards), orange warning (90-99), no warning (<90).
+  - Session Persistence: Values persist across builds and initialize at defaults on first wizard load.
+- Background task execution for Quick Build with HTMX polling progress updates.
+- Mobile-friendly Quick Build with touch device confirmation dialog.
+
+### Changed
+- **Default Stage Order**: Creatures and ideal spells now execute before land stages (lands can analyze actual pip requirements instead of estimates).
+- Skip controls only available in New Deck wizard (disabled during build execution for consistency).
+- Skip behavior auto-advances through stages without approval prompts (cards still added, just not gated).
+- Post-spell land adjustment automatically skipped when any skip flag enabled.
+
+### Fixed
+- Session context properly injected into Quick Build so skip configuration works correctly.
+- HTMX polling uses continuous trigger (`every 500ms`) instead of one-time (`load delay`) for reliable progress updates.
+- Progress indicator stops cleanly when build completes (out-of-band swap removes poller div).
+- Commander session cleanup after build completes.
+- Ideal counts properly populated from session state on wizard load.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 568c991..d858ee8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "mtg-deckbuilder"
-version = "2.6.1"
+version = "2.7.0"
 description = "A command-line tool for building and analyzing Magic: The Gathering decks"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = {file = "LICENSE"}