diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index dc1e644a..bd8bf882 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.0
+1.7.0
diff --git a/docs/pdoc_template/version.html.jinja2 b/docs/pdoc_template/version.html.jinja2
index e32cdae8..4cca0e51 100644
--- a/docs/pdoc_template/version.html.jinja2
+++ b/docs/pdoc_template/version.html.jinja2
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 <option {{ 'selected' if env['version'] == '1.4.0' else '' }} value="1.4.0">1.4.0</option>
 <option {{ 'selected' if env['version'] == '1.5.0' else '' }} value="1.5.0">1.5.0</option>
 <option {{ 'selected' if env['version'] == '1.6.0' else '' }} value="1.6.0">1.6.0</option>
+<option {{ 'selected' if env['version'] == '1.7.0' else '' }} value="1.7.0">1.7.0</option>