diff --git a/pvr.iptvsimple/addon.xml.in b/pvr.iptvsimple/addon.xml.in
index e06e8031..4ebb52bc 100644
--- a/pvr.iptvsimple/addon.xml.in
+++ b/pvr.iptvsimple/addon.xml.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <addon
   id="pvr.iptvsimple"
-  version="21.6.0"
+  version="21.7.0"
   name="IPTV Simple Client"
   provider-name="nightik and Ross Nicholson">
   <requires>@ADDON_DEPENDS@
diff --git a/pvr.iptvsimple/changelog.txt b/pvr.iptvsimple/changelog.txt
index 7a6c169b..0dd3bd29 100644
--- a/pvr.iptvsimple/changelog.txt
+++ b/pvr.iptvsimple/changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+v21.7.0
+- Add connection manager support to wait for a valid M3U file before starting the add-on instance
+
 v21.6.0
 - Only reset channel group list when a channel URL is read from M3U Playlist
 - Modify EXTGRP behaviour so it is a begin directive for channels groups, i.e. it carries across channels unless reset by an empty EXTGRP directive or any group-title tag for a EXTINF channel directive