diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index be5c90551a..c0625da541 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+7.0.0-dev.196 | 2024-04-29 09:09:28 -0700
+
+  * Fix cid propagation into files.log (Johanna Amann, Corelight)
+
+    Changes to the connection id were not propagated to files.log in all
+    cases.
+
+    Fixes GH-3700
+
 7.0.0-dev.194 | 2024-04-29 09:08:20 -0700
 
   * factored BTest constants into globals to prevent premature ZAM optimization when testing (Vern Paxson, Corelight)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index f7824b07c6..31e258fdc1 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.0.0-dev.194
+7.0.0-dev.196
diff --git a/scripts/base/frameworks/files/main.zeek b/scripts/base/frameworks/files/main.zeek
index baefdfeecb..31da1a7b51 100644
--- a/scripts/base/frameworks/files/main.zeek
+++ b/scripts/base/frameworks/files/main.zeek
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ event file_state_remove(f: fa_file) &priority=-10
 		# by reference in Log::write() rather than by copy.
 		local info = |f$conns| > 1 ? copy(f$info) : f$info;
 		info$uid = c$uid;
-		info$id = cid;
+		info$id = c$id;
 		Log::write(Files::LOG, info);
 		}
 	}