diff --git a/src/version.py b/src/version.py
index a22568bcf141848206ff297a24eee703cf227f32..570fa63d12493f795cdff3bbaa996b041269c551 100644
--- a/src/version.py
+++ b/src/version.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # 2) we can import it in setup.py for the same reason
 # 3) we can import it into your module module
 
-__version__ = '6.0.0'
+__version__ = '7.0'
 
 
 def gitversion():