diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
index 77e1e14479..2b7756ba7e 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ body:
       label: Version
       description: What version are you running? Look to AYON Tray
       options:
-        - 1.7.0
         - 1.6.13
         - 1.6.12
         - 1.6.11
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail_from_source.py b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail_from_source.py
index 5535c503f3..913bf818a4 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail_from_source.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail_from_source.py
@@ -160,14 +160,9 @@ class ExtractThumbnailFromSource(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         dst_path: str,
     ) -> bool:
         self.log.debug("Outputting thumbnail with OIIO: {}".format(dst_path))
-        try:
-            resolution_args = self._get_resolution_args(
-                "oiiotool", src_path
-            )
-        except Exception:
-            self.log.warning("Failed to get resolution args for OIIO.")
-            return False
-
+        resolution_args = self._get_resolution_args(
+            "oiiotool", src_path
+        )
         oiio_cmd = get_oiio_tool_args("oiiotool", "-a", src_path)
         if resolution_args:
             # resize must be before -o
@@ -193,13 +188,9 @@ class ExtractThumbnailFromSource(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         src_path: str,
         dst_path: str,
     ) -> bool:
-        try:
-            resolution_args = self._get_resolution_args(
-                "ffmpeg", src_path
-            )
-        except Exception:
-            self.log.warning("Failed to get resolution args for ffmpeg.")
-            return False
+        resolution_args = self._get_resolution_args(
+            "ffmpeg", src_path
+        )
 
         max_int = str(2147483647)
         ffmpeg_cmd = get_ffmpeg_tool_args(
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/integrate_hero_version.py b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/integrate_hero_version.py
index ee499d6d45..03b9dddf3a 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/integrate_hero_version.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/integrate_hero_version.py
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 import os
-import sys
 import copy
+import errno
 import itertools
 import shutil
+from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
+
+from speedcopy import copyfile
 
 import clique
 import pyblish.api
@@ -13,15 +16,11 @@ from ayon_api.operations import (
 )
 from ayon_api.utils import create_entity_id
 
-from ayon_core.lib import source_hash
-from ayon_core.lib.file_transaction import (
-    FileTransaction,
-    DuplicateDestinationError,
-)
+from ayon_core.lib import create_hard_link, source_hash
+from ayon_core.lib.file_transaction import wait_for_future_errors
 from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import (
     get_publish_template_name,
     OptionalPyblishPluginMixin,
-    KnownPublishError,
 )
 
 
@@ -422,40 +421,19 @@ class IntegrateHeroVersion(
                     (repre_entity, dst_paths)
                 )
 
-            file_transactions = FileTransaction(
-                log=self.log,
-                # Enforce unique transfers
-                allow_queue_replacements=False
-            )
-            mode = FileTransaction.MODE_COPY
-            if self.use_hardlinks:
-                mode = FileTransaction.MODE_LINK
+            self.path_checks = []
 
-            try:
-                for src_path, dst_path in itertools.chain(
-                    src_to_dst_file_paths,
-                    other_file_paths_mapping
-                ):
-                    file_transactions.add(src_path, dst_path, mode=mode)
-
-                self.log.debug("Integrating source files to destination ...")
-                file_transactions.process()
-
-            except DuplicateDestinationError as exc:
-                # Raise DuplicateDestinationError as KnownPublishError
-                # and rollback the transactions
-                file_transactions.rollback()
-                raise KnownPublishError(exc).with_traceback(sys.exc_info()[2])
-
-            except Exception as exc:
-                # Rollback the transactions
-                file_transactions.rollback()
-                self.log.critical("Error when copying files", exc_info=True)
-                raise exc
-
-            # Finalizing can't rollback safely so no use for moving it to
-            # the try, except.
-            file_transactions.finalize()
+            # Copy(hardlink) paths of source and destination files
+            # TODO should we *only* create hardlinks?
+            # TODO should we keep files for deletion until this is successful?
+            with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=8) as executor:
+                futures = [
+                    executor.submit(self.copy_file, src_path, dst_path)
+                    for src_path, dst_path in itertools.chain(
+                        src_to_dst_file_paths, other_file_paths_mapping
+                    )
+                ]
+                wait_for_future_errors(executor, futures)
 
             # Update prepared representation etity data with files
             #   and integrate it to server.
@@ -644,6 +622,48 @@ class IntegrateHeroVersion(
             ).format(path))
         return path
 
+    def copy_file(self, src_path, dst_path):
+        # TODO check drives if are the same to check if cas hardlink
+        dirname = os.path.dirname(dst_path)
+
+        try:
+            os.makedirs(dirname)
+            self.log.debug("Folder(s) created: \"{}\"".format(dirname))
+        except OSError as exc:
+            if exc.errno != errno.EEXIST:
+                self.log.error("An unexpected error occurred.", exc_info=True)
+                raise
+
+            self.log.debug("Folder already exists: \"{}\"".format(dirname))
+
+        if self.use_hardlinks:
+            # First try hardlink and copy if paths are cross drive
+            self.log.debug("Hardlinking file \"{}\" to \"{}\"".format(
+                src_path, dst_path
+            ))
+            try:
+                create_hard_link(src_path, dst_path)
+                # Return when successful
+                return
+
+            except OSError as exc:
+                # re-raise exception if different than
+                # EXDEV - cross drive path
+                # EINVAL - wrong format, must be NTFS
+                self.log.debug(
+                    "Hardlink failed with errno:'{}'".format(exc.errno))
+                if exc.errno not in [errno.EXDEV, errno.EINVAL]:
+                    raise
+
+            self.log.debug(
+                "Hardlinking failed, falling back to regular copy...")
+
+        self.log.debug("Copying file \"{}\" to \"{}\"".format(
+            src_path, dst_path
+        ))
+
+        copyfile(src_path, dst_path)
+
     def version_from_representations(self, project_name, repres):
         for repre in repres:
             version = ayon_api.get_version_by_id(
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/tools/push_to_project/models/integrate.py b/client/ayon_core/tools/push_to_project/models/integrate.py
index d0e191a412..1dab461019 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/tools/push_to_project/models/integrate.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/tools/push_to_project/models/integrate.py
@@ -1045,23 +1045,10 @@ class ProjectPushItemProcess:
         copied_tags = self._get_transferable_tags(src_version_entity)
         copied_status = self._get_transferable_status(src_version_entity)
 
-        description_parts = []
-        dst_attr_description = dst_attrib.get("description")
-        if dst_attr_description:
-            description_parts.append(dst_attr_description)
-
-        description = self._create_src_version_description(
-            self._item.src_project_name,
-            src_version_entity
-        )
-        if description:
-            description_parts.append(description)
-
-        dst_attrib["description"] = "\n\n".join(description_parts)
-
         version_entity = new_version_entity(
             dst_version,
             product_id,
+            author=src_version_entity["author"],
             status=copied_status,
             tags=copied_tags,
             task_id=self._task_info.get("id"),
@@ -1383,30 +1370,6 @@ class ProjectPushItemProcess:
             return copied_status["name"]
         return None
 
-    def _create_src_version_description(
-            self,
-            src_project_name: str,
-            src_version_entity: dict[str, Any]
-    ) -> str:
-        """Creates description text about source version."""
-        src_version_id = src_version_entity["id"]
-        src_author = src_version_entity["author"]
-        query = "&".join([
-            f"project={src_project_name}",
-            "type=version",
-            f"id={src_version_id}"
-        ])
-        version_url = (
-            f"{ayon_api.get_base_url()}"
-            f"/projects/{src_project_name}/products?{query}"
-        )
-        description = (
-            f"Version copied from from  {version_url} "
-            f"created by '{src_author}', "
-        )
-
-        return description
-
 
 class IntegrateModel:
     def __init__(self, controller):
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/version.py b/client/ayon_core/version.py
index 7ba13a0b63..9d6e07a455 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/version.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """Package declaring AYON addon 'core' version."""
-__version__ = "1.7.0+dev"
+__version__ = "1.7.0"
diff --git a/package.py b/package.py
index 795131463b..243b9b3fd0 100644
--- a/package.py
+++ b/package.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name = "core"
 title = "Core"
-version = "1.7.0+dev"
+version = "1.7.0"
 
 client_dir = "ayon_core"
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 64c884bd37..5f586ccb26 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "ayon-core"
-version = "1.7.0+dev"
+version = "1.7.0"
 description = ""
 authors = ["Ynput Team <team@ynput.io>"]
 readme = "README.md"