diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e111823d..1170a992 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [1.7.5](https://github.com/SAP/yeoman-ui/compare/v1.7.4...v1.7.5) (2021-10-19)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- add settings empty settings block to workspace file ([53ebe57](https://github.com/SAP/yeoman-ui/commit/53ebe5768652ee512619118c4ed3db22ca34616d))
+- python image change ([#688](https://github.com/SAP/yeoman-ui/issues/688)) ([78570a6](https://github.com/SAP/yeoman-ui/commit/78570a6924fd6bb2d3b0d923b4b992fb48810aae))
+
 ## [1.7.4](https://github.com/SAP/yeoman-ui/compare/v1.7.3...v1.7.4) (2021-10-13)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 0f5e6cf9..202598f0 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@
       "allowBranch": "master"
     }
   },
-  "version": "1.7.4"
+  "version": "1.7.5"
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/backend/CHANGELOG.md
index 6a818737..07e90b1b 100644
--- a/packages/backend/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/backend/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [1.7.5](https://github.com/SAP/yeoman-ui/compare/v1.7.4...v1.7.5) (2021-10-19)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- add settings empty settings block to workspace file ([53ebe57](https://github.com/SAP/yeoman-ui/commit/53ebe5768652ee512619118c4ed3db22ca34616d))
+
 ## [1.7.4](https://github.com/SAP/yeoman-ui/compare/v1.7.3...v1.7.4) (2021-10-13)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/packages/backend/package.json b/packages/backend/package.json
index cd68f9d3..ae27916f 100644
--- a/packages/backend/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "yeoman-ui",
   "displayName": "Application Wizard",
-  "version": "1.7.4",
+  "version": "1.7.5",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Provides rich user experience for Yeoman generators.",
   "categories": [