diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 02db853fd..965776eeb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,31 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [conventional commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [0.70.0](https://github.com/boundaryml/baml/compare/0.69.0..0.70.0) - 2024-12-04
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Improvements for promptfiddle (#1201) - ([c6fb306](https://github.com/boundaryml/baml/commit/c6fb3067ce74f7864c8e071ed9ea3b3b1f69d00a)) - aaronvg
+- Add vscode config to disable proxying (#1197) - ([c593284](https://github.com/boundaryml/baml/commit/c59328479a60847147d7141f0053fb208821d49a)) - aaronvg
+- update lezer syntax for tests (#1199) - ([269ad9d](https://github.com/boundaryml/baml/commit/269ad9da5ca1dede5bf3d6a42f11f158cfe57dda)) - aaronvg
+- Various playground fixes (#1202) - ([ce4f397](https://github.com/boundaryml/baml/commit/ce4f39737b88d2fcf27851ff8b230eda5a1e714b)) - aaronvg
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+- Add test-block constraints docs (#1198) - ([b566d4c](https://github.com/boundaryml/baml/commit/b566d4ceadab2bff0ae77765be63aadb4d3660d2)) - Greg Hale
+
+### Features
+- Fix azure client - ([9b57395](https://github.com/boundaryml/baml/commit/9b5739565b684c2179ac2ab24cabaa441a6269a7)) - hellovai
+- Add new client paramters: allowed_roles, default_role, finish_reason_allow_list, finish_reason_deny_list (#1209) - ([9b57395](https://github.com/boundaryml/baml/commit/9b5739565b684c2179ac2ab24cabaa441a6269a7)) - hellovai
+
+
+### Miscellaneous Chores
+- cargo clippy (#1206) - ([c17e0da](https://github.com/boundaryml/baml/commit/c17e0da45db4188e0b0618d9e69f21220dc2fcff)) - Antonio Sarosi
+- add colors to the CLI by default (#1208) - ([eba73c7](https://github.com/boundaryml/baml/commit/eba73c783c7f4e0013c0f128b0f2a7c20af330f0)) - Samuel Lijin
+- simplify string formatting for readability (#1072) - ([3ebf08f](https://github.com/boundaryml/baml/commit/3ebf08fe54bcfcc384188296f32efa6a878416ec)) - Hamir Mahal
+
+
 ## [0.69.0](https://github.com/boundaryml/baml/compare/0.68.0..0.69.0) - 2024-11-26
 
 ### Documentation
diff --git a/engine/Cargo.lock b/engine/Cargo.lock
index ff8167eb5..c16889362 100644
--- a/engine/Cargo.lock
+++ b/engine/Cargo.lock
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "baml-cli"
-version = "0.69.0"
+version = "0.70.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ambassador",
  "anyhow",
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "baml-lib"
-version = "0.69.0"
+version = "0.70.0"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.13.1",
  "dissimilar",
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "baml-runtime"
-version = "0.69.0"
+version = "0.70.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ambassador",
  "anyhow",
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "baml-schema-build"
-version = "0.69.0"
+version = "0.70.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "baml-runtime",
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "baml-types"
-version = "0.69.0"
+version = "0.70.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bstd"
-version = "0.69.0"
+version = "0.70.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "assert_cmd",
@@ -2565,7 +2565,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "internal-baml-codegen"
-version = "0.69.0"
+version = "0.70.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "askama",
@@ -2590,7 +2590,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "internal-baml-core"
-version = "0.69.0"
+version = "0.70.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "baml-types",
@@ -2627,7 +2627,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "internal-baml-diagnostics"
-version = "0.69.0"
+version = "0.70.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "colored",
@@ -2640,7 +2640,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "internal-baml-jinja"
-version = "0.69.0"
+version = "0.70.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "askama",
@@ -2661,7 +2661,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "internal-baml-jinja-types"
-version = "0.69.0"
+version = "0.70.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "askama",
@@ -2680,7 +2680,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "internal-baml-parser-database"
-version = "0.69.0"
+version = "0.70.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "baml-types",
@@ -2705,7 +2705,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "internal-baml-prompt-parser"
-version = "0.69.0"
+version = "0.70.0"
 dependencies = [
  "internal-baml-diagnostics",
  "internal-baml-schema-ast",
@@ -2717,7 +2717,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "internal-baml-schema-ast"
-version = "0.69.0"
+version = "0.70.0"
 dependencies = [
  "baml-types",
  "bstd",
@@ -2733,7 +2733,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "internal-llm-client"
-version = "0.69.0"
+version = "0.70.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "baml-types",
@@ -2831,7 +2831,7 @@ checksum = "9dbbfed4e59ba9750e15ba154fdfd9329cee16ff3df539c2666b70f58cc32105"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "jsonish"
-version = "0.69.0"
+version = "0.70.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "assert-json-diff",
diff --git a/engine/Cargo.toml b/engine/Cargo.toml
index a914a70c6..6ad5f59a5 100644
--- a/engine/Cargo.toml
+++ b/engine/Cargo.toml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ internal-baml-jinja = { path = "baml-lib/jinja" }
 internal-baml-schema-ast = { path = "baml-lib/schema-ast" }
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.69.0"
+version = "0.70.0"
 authors = ["Boundary <contact@boundaryml.com>"]
 
 description = "BAML Toolchain"
diff --git a/engine/language_client_python/pyproject.toml b/engine/language_client_python/pyproject.toml
index c45887498..bf65c5124 100644
--- a/engine/language_client_python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/engine/language_client_python/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "baml-py"
-version = "0.69.0"
+version = "0.70.0"
 description = "BAML python bindings (pyproject.toml)"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [["Boundary", "contact@boundaryml.com"]]
diff --git a/engine/language_client_ruby/baml.gemspec b/engine/language_client_ruby/baml.gemspec
index 453c1e388..0721f3a57 100644
--- a/engine/language_client_ruby/baml.gemspec
+++ b/engine/language_client_ruby/baml.gemspec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.name = "baml"
-  spec.version = "0.69.0"
+  spec.version = "0.70.0"
   spec.authors = ["BoundaryML"]
   spec.email = ["contact@boundaryml.com"]
 
diff --git a/engine/language_client_typescript/package.json b/engine/language_client_typescript/package.json
index 49c03f2d6..0fdbdf66b 100644
--- a/engine/language_client_typescript/package.json
+++ b/engine/language_client_typescript/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@boundaryml/baml",
-  "version": "0.69.0",
+  "version": "0.70.0",
   "description": "BAML typescript bindings (package.json)",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/fern/snippets/role-selection.mdx b/fern/snippets/role-selection.mdx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d5957c59b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fern/snippets/role-selection.mdx
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<ParamField
+  path="default_role"
+  type="string"
+>
+  The role to use if the role is not in the allowed_roles. **Default: `"user"` usually, but some models like OpenAI's `gpt-4o` will use `"system"`**
+
+  Picked the first role in `allowed_roles` if not "user", otherwise "user".
+</ParamField>
+
+<ParamField
+  path="allowed_roles"
+  type="string[]"
+>
+  Which roles should we forward to the API? **Default: `["system", "user", "assistant"]` usually, but some models like OpenAI's `o1-mini` will use `["user", "assistant"]`**
+
+  Anything not in this list will be set to the `default_role`.
+</ParamField>
diff --git a/integ-tests/baml_src/generators.baml b/integ-tests/baml_src/generators.baml
index 600b98e53..5c11e358b 100644
--- a/integ-tests/baml_src/generators.baml
+++ b/integ-tests/baml_src/generators.baml
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 generator lang_python {
   output_type python/pydantic
   output_dir "../python"
-  version "0.69.0"
+  version "0.70.0"
 }
 
 generator lang_typescript {
   output_type typescript
   output_dir "../typescript"
-  version "0.69.0"
+  version "0.70.0"
 }
 
 generator lang_ruby {
   output_type ruby/sorbet
   output_dir "../ruby"
-  version "0.69.0"
+  version "0.70.0"
 }
 
 // generator openapi {
 //   output_type rest/openapi
 //   output_dir "../openapi"
-//   version "0.69.0"
+//   version "0.70.0"
 //   on_generate "rm .gitignore"
 // }
diff --git a/tools/versions/engine.cfg b/tools/versions/engine.cfg
index 42b16d121..a4b7964a6 100644
--- a/tools/versions/engine.cfg
+++ b/tools/versions/engine.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.69.0
+current_version = 0.70.0
 commit = False
 tag = False
 parse = ^(?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+).(?P<patch>\d+)$
diff --git a/tools/versions/integ-tests.cfg b/tools/versions/integ-tests.cfg
index 042d42177..a06f6922c 100644
--- a/tools/versions/integ-tests.cfg
+++ b/tools/versions/integ-tests.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.69.0
+current_version = 0.70.0
 commit = False
 tag = False
 parse = ^(?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+).(?P<patch>\d+)$
diff --git a/tools/versions/python.cfg b/tools/versions/python.cfg
index d45a134e6..a4cede0d9 100644
--- a/tools/versions/python.cfg
+++ b/tools/versions/python.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.69.0
+current_version = 0.70.0
 commit = False
 tag = False
 parse = ^(?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+).(?P<patch>\d+)$
diff --git a/tools/versions/ruby.cfg b/tools/versions/ruby.cfg
index 204a2acb3..cd2a67be7 100644
--- a/tools/versions/ruby.cfg
+++ b/tools/versions/ruby.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.69.0
+current_version = 0.70.0
 commit = False
 tag = False
 parse = ^(?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+).(?P<patch>\d+)$
diff --git a/tools/versions/typescript.cfg b/tools/versions/typescript.cfg
index c9621ace0..86ae81030 100644
--- a/tools/versions/typescript.cfg
+++ b/tools/versions/typescript.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.69.0
+current_version = 0.70.0
 commit = False
 tag = False
 parse = ^(?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+).(?P<patch>\d+)$
diff --git a/tools/versions/vscode.cfg b/tools/versions/vscode.cfg
index dd2b61800..9aee5fd9e 100644
--- a/tools/versions/vscode.cfg
+++ b/tools/versions/vscode.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.69.0
+current_version = 0.70.0
 commit = False
 tag = False
 parse = ^(?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+).(?P<patch>\d+)$
diff --git a/typescript/vscode-ext/packages/package.json b/typescript/vscode-ext/packages/package.json
index 58a39c12d..38af40f0c 100644
--- a/typescript/vscode-ext/packages/package.json
+++ b/typescript/vscode-ext/packages/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "baml-extension",
   "displayName": "Baml",
   "description": "BAML is a DSL for AI applications.",
-  "version": "0.69.0",
+  "version": "0.70.0",
   "publisher": "Boundary",
   "repository": "https://github.com/BoundaryML/baml",
   "homepage": "https://www.boundaryml.com",