diff --git a/fabric_am/__init__.py b/fabric_am/__init__.py
index 31e744e..6b08217 100644
--- a/fabric_am/__init__.py
+++ b/fabric_am/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.6.3"
+__version__ = "1.7.0b1"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5edf82c..7712f32 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ requires-python = '>=3.9'
 dependencies = [
     "ansible==7.5.0",
     "paramiko",
-    "fabric-cf==1.6.2"]
+    "fabric-cf==1.7.0b1"]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 test = ["pytest"]