decK version 1.7.0 introduces new features for enhancing configuration management with Kong Gateway, including the ability to convert on-premises configurations into a format compatible with Konnect, facilitated by the new deck convert command. This release supports Konnect globally with the introduction of the –konnect-addr flag, allowing users to connect to any Konnect instance worldwide. Additional features include the ability to manage service documents and OpenAPI specifications declaratively, improving the practice of APIOps with Kong. Quality-of-life improvements such as default HTTP request timeouts and better sort order for dump entities are included, alongside enhanced security measures for handling sensitive information using environment variables prefixed with "DECK_". These updates aim to streamline gateway configuration while maintaining data security, with the full list of changes available in the changelog. Users can download decK 1.7.0 for various operating systems from the GitHub releases page.