diff --git a/version.properties b/version.properties
index fe64195..e377fcf 100644
--- a/version.properties
+++ b/version.properties
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # because they are used in Jenkins, whose plug-in doesn't support
 
 major=1
-minor=6
-patch=4
+minor=7
+patch=0
 
 base_version=${major}.${minor}.${patch}