diff --git a/etc/omero.properties b/etc/omero.properties
index 28d73c166ec..b0b2ca51502 100644
--- a/etc/omero.properties
+++ b/etc/omero.properties
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ versions.omero-scripts-url=${versions.omero-pypi}
 versions.omero-blitz=5.5.12
 versions.omero-common-test=5.5.10
 versions.omero-gateway=5.6.10
-versions.omero-scripts=5.6.2
+versions.omero-scripts=5.7.0
 versions.OMEZarrReader=0.3.0
 ## Global overrides, if empty ignored
 versions.bioformats=
diff --git a/history.rst b/history.rst
index b18ce46da92..6e105e76160 100644
--- a/history.rst
+++ b/history.rst
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ This release includes the following upgrade of the OMERO.server Java components:
 - omero-common 5.5.10
 - omero-model 5.6.7
 
+as well as the upgrade of omero-scripts to version 5.7.0.
 
 Improvements include: