diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 115c75487..60b40cba4 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Welcome to Task 1.6.0.
+Welcome to Task 1.7.0.
 
 Task has been built and tested on the following configurations:
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7635cd3f0..6fc7c0680 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.61)
-AC_INIT(task, 1.6.0, bugs@beckingham.net)
+AC_INIT(task, 1.7.0, bugs@beckingham.net)
 
 CFLAGS="${CFLAGS=}"
 CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS=}"