diff --git a/cmd/clef/intapi_changelog.md b/cmd/clef/intapi_changelog.md
index 38424f06b9..3c95220c16 100644
--- a/cmd/clef/intapi_changelog.md
+++ b/cmd/clef/intapi_changelog.md
@@ -10,6 +10,17 @@ TL;DR: Given a version number MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH, increment the:
 
 Additional labels for pre-release and build metadata are available as extensions to the MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH format.
 
+### 7.0.1 
+
+Added `clef_New` to the internal API calleable from a UI. 
+
+> `New` creates a new password protected Account. The private key is protected with
+> the given password. Users are responsible to backup the private key that is stored
+> in the keystore location thas was specified when this API was created.
+> This method is the same as New on the external API, the difference being that
+> this implementation does not ask for confirmation, since it's initiated by
+> the user
+
 ### 7.0.0
 
 - The `message` field was renamed to `messages` in all data signing request methods to better reflect that it's a list, not a value.
diff --git a/signer/core/api.go b/signer/core/api.go
index 8ef5ec1b93..7e6ece997f 100644
--- a/signer/core/api.go
+++ b/signer/core/api.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const (
 	// ExternalAPIVersion -- see extapi_changelog.md
 	ExternalAPIVersion = "6.0.0"
 	// InternalAPIVersion -- see intapi_changelog.md
-	InternalAPIVersion = "7.0.0"
+	InternalAPIVersion = "7.0.1"
 )
 
 // ExternalAPI defines the external API through which signing requests are made.