diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 4bf453ab..f8adccb2 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Changes in 1.6.9
+# Changes in 1.7.0
 
 in this release:
 
diff --git a/EXTENSION_VERSION.txt b/EXTENSION_VERSION.txt
index e184d847..9dbb0c00 100644
--- a/EXTENSION_VERSION.txt
+++ b/EXTENSION_VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.9
\ No newline at end of file
+1.7.0
\ No newline at end of file