diff --git a/src/pylibmc-version.h b/src/pylibmc-version.h
index 7455f16..577f0dd 100644
--- a/src/pylibmc-version.h
+++ b/src/pylibmc-version.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define PYLIBMC_VERSION "1.6.2"
+#define PYLIBMC_VERSION "1.7.0-dev"