diff --git a/src/version.c.in b/src/version.c.in
index d852972..df73554 100644
--- a/src/version.c.in
+++ b/src/version.c.in
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0
  */
 
-const char *VERSION = "1.6";
+const char *VERSION = "1.7";
 const char *VERSION_GIT = "@GIT_VERSION_PLACEHOLDER@";