diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index cfe2760738fdf0a78d8d21dee8376f276b8b692a..7a59d5469a12176aa50eef1ddf1345da8b44b5c4 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ stages:
 .opentofu-versions:
   parallel:
     matrix:
+      - OPENTOFU_VERSION: '1.7.0-alpha1'
       - OPENTOFU_VERSION: '1.6.2'
       - OPENTOFU_VERSION: '1.6.1'
       - OPENTOFU_VERSION: '1.6.0'
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b9ade2b63ca31b4f8bb37537bb7f317e6dd94de8..d5e80dfc10f3814a1d156d1da258b9aedf2c41ac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ Have a look at the individual template spec to learn about the available inputs.
 | `stage_deploy` | `deploy` | Defines the deploy stage. This stage includes the `apply` job. |
 | `stage_cleanup` | `cleanup` | Defines the cleanup stage. This stage includes the `destroy` and `delete-state` jobs. |
 | `version` | `latest` | Version of this component. Has to be the same as the one in the component include entry. |
-| `opentofu_version` | `1.6.2` | OpenTofu version that should be used. Must be one of `1.6.2`, `1.6.1`, `1.6.0`. |
+| `opentofu_version` | `1.6.2` | OpenTofu version that should be used. Must be one of `1.7.0-alpha1`, `1.6.2`, `1.6.1`, `1.6.0`. |
 | `image_registry_base` | `$CI_REGISTRY/components/opentofu` | Host URI to the job images. Will be combined with `image_name` to construct the actual image URI. |
 | `image_name` | `gitlab-opentofu` | Image name for the job images. Hosted under `image_registry_base`. |
 | `root_dir` | `${CI_PROJECT_DIR}` | Root directory for the OpenTofu project. |
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ Have a look at the individual template spec to learn about the available inputs.
 
 The following OpenTofu versions are available with this component via the `opentofu_version` input:
 
+- [`1.7.0-alpha1`](https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/releases/tag/v1.7.0-alpha1)
 - [`1.6.2`](https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/releases/tag/v1.6.2)
 - [`1.6.1`](https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/releases/tag/v1.6.1)
 - [`1.6.0`](https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/releases/tag/v1.6.0)
diff --git a/templates/apply.yml b/templates/apply.yml
index 1cbd7a013e540e25f37e92a4a8e5aace94e890e8..05a64479ca6e70b4a7c3587e249822563bc77d71 100644
--- a/templates/apply.yml
+++ b/templates/apply.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ spec:
       default: '1.6.2'
       options:
         - '$OPENTOFU_VERSION'
+        - '1.7.0-alpha1'
         - '1.6.2'
         - '1.6.1'
         - '1.6.0'
diff --git a/templates/custom-command.yml b/templates/custom-command.yml
index 5bdcc6ba885758f2eeeaa6a11c06af35c9d812a1..75740aaf7aa09efe240241983699e5735e005b76 100644
--- a/templates/custom-command.yml
+++ b/templates/custom-command.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ spec:
       default: '1.6.2'
       options:
         - '$OPENTOFU_VERSION'
+        - '1.7.0-alpha1'
         - '1.6.2'
         - '1.6.1'
         - '1.6.0'
diff --git a/templates/destroy.yml b/templates/destroy.yml
index 4c643ec4845f9082be8cfc0540ec017f8a0f7171..aa0a3fa86be469fefcc41b1366cedf017d1b217e 100644
--- a/templates/destroy.yml
+++ b/templates/destroy.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ spec:
       default: '1.6.2'
       options:
         - '$OPENTOFU_VERSION'
+        - '1.7.0-alpha1'
         - '1.6.2'
         - '1.6.1'
         - '1.6.0'
diff --git a/templates/fmt.yml b/templates/fmt.yml
index a1acee8fa343f7a55e83711f01208243c7d95ba8..89c51e109152ff5620f40b22bf6cc32779e01c22 100644
--- a/templates/fmt.yml
+++ b/templates/fmt.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ spec:
       default: '1.6.2'
       options:
         - '$OPENTOFU_VERSION'
+        - '1.7.0-alpha1'
         - '1.6.2'
         - '1.6.1'
         - '1.6.0'
diff --git a/templates/full-pipeline.yml b/templates/full-pipeline.yml
index 49a32e9319553b1f7df55d8584d45a70fb1f8251..cb2afebdcc8dcdfbb066b0189bcaf1ebab7425ac 100644
--- a/templates/full-pipeline.yml
+++ b/templates/full-pipeline.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ spec:
       default: '1.6.2'
       options:
         - '$OPENTOFU_VERSION'
+        - '1.7.0-alpha1'
         - '1.6.2'
         - '1.6.1'
         - '1.6.0'
diff --git a/templates/job-templates.yml b/templates/job-templates.yml
index 033d08e6c010687274ca79c4d75e1b9546f1ab11..37e3db7e9561b1ff040116e15bea73fa03dd7a76 100644
--- a/templates/job-templates.yml
+++ b/templates/job-templates.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ spec:
       default: '1.6.2'
       options:
         - '$OPENTOFU_VERSION'
+        - '1.7.0-alpha1'
         - '1.6.2'
         - '1.6.1'
         - '1.6.0'
diff --git a/templates/plan.yml b/templates/plan.yml
index 9a7d46f99a2707e857e64990df988b66ff0d9ef9..94d029d7635377ef1a9c45021729037fa2d5d07c 100644
--- a/templates/plan.yml
+++ b/templates/plan.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ spec:
       default: '1.6.2'
       options:
         - '$OPENTOFU_VERSION'
+        - '1.7.0-alpha1'
         - '1.6.2'
         - '1.6.1'
         - '1.6.0'
diff --git a/templates/test.yml b/templates/test.yml
index be0cbe8cf0ae994246bcd4da7b211b9a7c352db6..6749b36b0097dcbf39d471ae172011e213a765a4 100644
--- a/templates/test.yml
+++ b/templates/test.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ spec:
       default: '1.6.2'
       options:
         - '$OPENTOFU_VERSION'
+        - '1.7.0-alpha1'
         - '1.6.2'
         - '1.6.1'
         - '1.6.0'
diff --git a/templates/validate-plan-apply.yml b/templates/validate-plan-apply.yml
index 1dcb221710b4a1ed8cfd64ebe6c38c0a1cdf04fb..ffcb172254ddb10375fc433275a4264b63d999e5 100644
--- a/templates/validate-plan-apply.yml
+++ b/templates/validate-plan-apply.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ spec:
       default: '1.6.2'
       options:
         - '$OPENTOFU_VERSION'
+        - '1.7.0-alpha1'
         - '1.6.2'
         - '1.6.1'
         - '1.6.0'
diff --git a/templates/validate-plan.yml b/templates/validate-plan.yml
index 903360aad5d4ebbbe15a13c2db8d74dbcd13e979..1cf2a9d8751d9f9ae6e1c7f06c43a666519b0a9c 100644
--- a/templates/validate-plan.yml
+++ b/templates/validate-plan.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ spec:
       default: '1.6.2'
       options:
         - '$OPENTOFU_VERSION'
+        - '1.7.0-alpha1'
         - '1.6.2'
         - '1.6.1'
         - '1.6.0'
diff --git a/templates/validate.yml b/templates/validate.yml
index 3fe2b46cd465ee1857a2d5d4b2483baad7a4daef..dab203fd86066ad8b904ceb6925ff6c495083b06 100644
--- a/templates/validate.yml
+++ b/templates/validate.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ spec:
       default: '1.6.2'
       options:
         - '$OPENTOFU_VERSION'
+        - '1.7.0-alpha1'
         - '1.6.2'
         - '1.6.1'
         - '1.6.0'