diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 70d9243..ee39e75 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ on the current release):
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.wolfssl</groupId>
             <artifactId>wolfcrypt-jni</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     ...
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 5edf329..b629c92 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <!-- versioning/manifest properties -->
     <property name="implementation.vendor"  value="wolfSSL Inc." />
     <property name="implementation.title"   value="wolfCrypt JNI" />
-    <property name="implementation.version" value="1.6" />
+    <property name="implementation.version" value="1.7" />
 
     <!-- set properties for this build -->
     <property name="src.dir" value="src/main/java/" />
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bf96920..6f0ba12 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>com.wolfssl</groupId>
 	<artifactId>wolfcrypt-jni</artifactId>
-	<version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 	<name>wolfcrypt-jni</name>
     <url>https://www.wolfssl.com</url>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/wolfssl/provider/jce/WolfCryptProvider.java b/src/main/java/com/wolfssl/provider/jce/WolfCryptProvider.java
index 5101a57..7dca8e1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/wolfssl/provider/jce/WolfCryptProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/wolfssl/provider/jce/WolfCryptProvider.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public final class WolfCryptProvider extends Provider {
      * Create new WolfCryptProvider object
      */
     public WolfCryptProvider() {
-        super("wolfJCE", 1.6, "wolfCrypt JCE Provider");
+        super("wolfJCE", 1.7, "wolfCrypt JCE Provider");
 
         /* MessageDigest */
         if (FeatureDetect.Md5Enabled()) {