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 # Changelog
 
+## v1.7.0
+
+This release bumps the Linux kernel to 4.19.25. This change had an impact on how
+the WiFi regulatory database gets loaded into the kernel. Instead of building it
+into the kernel as previously done, the kernel loads it on demand. This requires
+that all WiFi drivers be built as kernel modules so that the database isn't
+loaded before the root filesystem is mounted. If you made a custom system and
+see boot errors about not being able to load the regulatory database, this is
+the problem.
+
+A known bug with the Raspberry Pi Zero USB gadget interface is that it sometimes
+doesn't load on Linux systems. Moving the gadget drivers to kernel modules seems
+to work around this but it takes longer to load the gadget interface.
+
+* Updated dependencies
+  * [nerves_system_br v1.7.0](https://github.com/nerves-project/nerves_system_br/releases/tag/v1.7.0)
+  * Linux 4.19.25 with patches from the Raspberry Pi Foundation
+
 ## v1.6.3
 
 * Updated dependencies
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-1.6.3
+1.7.0