Merge pull request #69 from CDOT-CV/cdot-release_2025-q1

Updated `Release_notes.md` for 2025 Q1 release

docs/Release_notes.md

@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
 Jpo-s3-deposit Release Notes
 ----------------------------
 
+Version 1.7.0, released January 2025
+----------------------------------------
+### **Summary**
+The jpo-s3-deposit 1.7.0 release updates GitHub Actions workflows with the latest versions of third-party actions from external repositories to eliminate Node.js and other deprecation warnings.
+
+Enhancements in this release:
+- [USDOT PR 67](https://github.com/usdot-jpo-ode/jpo-s3-deposit/pull/67): Update GitHub Actions Third-Party Action Versions
+
+Known Issues:
+- No known issues at this time.
+
+
 Version 1.6.0, released September 2024
 ----------------------------------------
 ### **Summary**

pom.xml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>usdot.jpo.ode</groupId>
   <artifactId>jpo-aws-depositor</artifactId>
-  <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.7.0</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>JPO AWS Depositor</name>
   <properties>