diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index 27c04cdb..d6122299 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 package version
 
 // Version is the version of the build.
-const Version = "1.6.1"
+const Version = "1.7.0-dev"