diff --git a/lib/nokogiri/version.rb b/lib/nokogiri/version.rb
index 2347404d5dc..c8eee5d9de0 100644
--- a/lib/nokogiri/version.rb
+++ b/lib/nokogiri/version.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module Nokogiri
   # The version of Nokogiri you are using
-  VERSION = '1.6.8'
+  VERSION = '1.7.0'
 
   class VersionInfo # :nodoc:
     def jruby?