diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 64f7fc515..36b292f67 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data.build</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.3.0.M1</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-data-build/parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	
@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@
 	
 	<repositories>
 		<repository>
-			<id>spring-libs-snapshot</id>
-			<url>http://repo.springsource.org/libs-snapshot-local</url>
+			<id>spring-libs-milestone</id>
+			<url>http://repo.springsource.org/libs-milestone-local</url>
 		</repository>
 	</repositories>
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/changelog.txt b/src/main/resources/changelog.txt
index 54dbe2ebf..0c2c53ca8 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/changelog.txt
+++ b/src/main/resources/changelog.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,59 @@
 Spring Data Commons Changelog
 =============================
 
+Changes in version 1.7.0.M1 (2013-11-19)
+---------------------------------------------
+** Bug
+    * [DATACMNS-363] - Unicode characters not supported in property reference expressions
+    * [DATACMNS-374] - NPE is thrown when populating the repository
+    * [DATACMNS-376] - Repositories cannot deal with CGLib proxied classes
+    * [DATACMNS-377] - All elements are returned if pageSize = 0
+    * [DATACMNS-385] - DefaultRepositoryInformation#getTargetClassMethod matches wrong save-Method if Entity implements Iterable
+    * [DATACMNS-387] - Potential NullPointerExceptions in PartTree area
+    * [DATACMNS-390] - ConcurrentModificationException in MappingContextTypeInformationMapper.resolveTypeFrom
+    * [DATACMNS-393] - Improve CRUD Method detection in DefaultCrudMethods
+
+** Improvement
+    * [DATACMNS-90] - Allow Repository namespace handler to be configured to scan for inner class repositories
+    * [DATACMNS-243] - Pull up property access improvement from MongoPersistentProperty
+    * [DATACMNS-368] - Add test to PartTree for property that contain keyword sequences.
+    * [DATACMNS-381] - Improve exception messages in PropertyReferenceException
+    * [DATACMNS-382] - Remove copy of AnnotationTypeFilter in RepositoryComponentProvider and reuse version from Spring Core.
+    * [DATACMNS-386] - Upgrade to Spring 3.2.x baseline
+    * [DATACMNS-388] - Improve generics declaration in HateoasAwareSpringDataWebConfiguration
+    * [DATACMNS-392] - Allow dedicated control over over instantiation time of repositories
+    * [DATACMNS-400] - Expose findAnnotation(…) on persistent property
+    * [DATACMNS-401] - Some cleanups regarding generics and deprecation warnings
+
+** New Feature
+    * DATACMNS-364] - Add ability to override repository CRUD methods using explicit query declarations.
+    * DATACMNS-384] - Introduce Version value object
+    * DATACMNS-389] - Add support to configure Auditing via JavaConfig.
+
+** Task
+    * [DATACMNS-391] - Ensure compatibility with Spring Framework 4.0
+    * [DATACMNS-395] - RepositoryFactorySupport should cache RepositoryInformation instances
+    
+Changes in version 1.6.2.RELEASE (2013-10-25)
+---------------------------------------------
+** Bug
+    * [DATACMNS-374] - NPE is thrown when populating the repository
+    * [DATACMNS-376] - Repositories cannot deal with CGLib proxied classes
+    * [DATACMNS-385] - DefaultRepositoryInformation#getTargetClassMethod matches wrong save-Method if Entity implements Iterable
+
+** Improvement
+    * [DATACMNS-368] - Add test to PartTree for property that contain keyword sequences.
+    * [DATACMNS-382] - Remove copy of AnnotationTypeFilter in RepositoryComponentProvider and reuse version from Spring Core.
+
+** Task
+    * [DATACMNS-378] - Release 1.6.2
+
+Changes in version 1.6.1.RELEASE (2013-09-09)
+---------------------------------------------
+** Bug
+    * [DATACMNS-363] - Revert: Unicode characters not supported in property reference expressions
+
+
 Changes in version 1.6.0.RELEASE (2013-09-09)
 ---------------------------------------------
 ** Bug
diff --git a/src/main/resources/notice.txt b/src/main/resources/notice.txt
index d7ab290bf..58c0b2d1f 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/notice.txt
+++ b/src/main/resources/notice.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Spring Data Commons 1.6 RC1
+Spring Data Commons 1.7.0 M1
 Copyright (c) [2010-2013] SpringSource, a division of Pivotal, Inc.
 
 This product is licensed to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License").  
diff --git a/src/main/resources/readme.txt b/src/main/resources/readme.txt
index 014c79ac8..826669080 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/readme.txt
+++ b/src/main/resources/readme.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-SPRING DATA Commons 1.6.0 RC1 (Aug 1st 2013)
+SPRING DATA Commons 1.7.0 M1 (Nov 19th 2013)
 -------------------------------------------------
 
 Spring Data Commons is released under the terms of the Apache Software License Version 2.0 (see license.txt).