diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 199b2df4..133736e8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.9)
 
 project(maxminddb
   LANGUAGES C
-  VERSION 1.6.0
+  VERSION 1.7.0
 )
 set(MAXMINDDB_SOVERSION 0.0.7)
 set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 99)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 46935584..60f82df3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.63])
-AC_INIT([libmaxminddb], [1.6.0], [support@maxmind.com])
+AC_INIT([libmaxminddb], [1.7.0], [support@maxmind.com])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([include/maxminddb.h])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h include/maxminddb_config.h])
 
diff --git a/include/maxminddb.h b/include/maxminddb.h
index d70f11b5..d3c45fa4 100644
--- a/include/maxminddb.h
+++ b/include/maxminddb.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <winsock2.h>
 #include <ws2tcpip.h>
 /* libmaxminddb package version from configure */
-#define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.6.0"
+#define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.7.0"
 
 typedef ADDRESS_FAMILY sa_family_t;