diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index 6246756c4..712ea2479 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "6.17",
+  "version": "7.1",
   "publicReleaseRefSpec": [
     "^refs/heads/main$", // we release out of master
     "^refs/heads/preview/.*", // we release previews