diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a94d75c12..cf370beb4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.0)
 # Project name
 project(gqrx)
 set(${PROJECT_NAME}_MAJOR "2")
-set(${PROJECT_NAME}_MINOR "6")
+set(${PROJECT_NAME}_MINOR "7")
 set(${PROJECT_NAME}_PATCH "0")
 ##set(VERSION "${${PROJECT_NAME}_MAJOR}.${${PROJECT_NAME}_MINOR}.${${PROJECT_NAME}_PATCH}")
-##set(VERSION "${${PROJECT_NAME}_MAJOR}.${${PROJECT_NAME}_MINOR}")
-##add_definitions(-DVERSION="${VERSION}")
+set(VERSION "${${PROJECT_NAME}_MAJOR}.${${PROJECT_NAME}_MINOR}")
+add_definitions(-DVERSION="${VERSION}")
 
 # development version
 execute_process(
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ execute_process(
     OUTPUT_VARIABLE GITVERSION
     OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
 )
-add_definitions(-DVERSION="${GITVERSION}")
+##add_definitions(-DVERSION="${GITVERSION}")
 
 set(PACKAGE ${PROJECT_NAME})
 
diff --git a/resources/news.txt b/resources/news.txt
index 40c5a0a3f..25a2222a7 100644
--- a/resources/news.txt
+++ b/resources/news.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-       2.7: TBD...
+       2.7: Released August 19, 2017
 
        NEW: Airspy HF+ integration.
        NEW: PlutoSDR integration.