diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 73054ce..94bca9f 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '1.1.5'
+version = '1.1.7'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '1.1.5'
+release = '1.1.7'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/pylj/util.py b/pylj/util.py
index 3eecab8..7d58662 100644
--- a/pylj/util.py
+++ b/pylj/util.py
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def __version__():  # pragma: no cover
     """This will print the number of the pylj version currently in use."""
     major = 1
     minor = 1
-    micro = 6
+    micro = 7
     print('pylj-{:d}.{:d}.{:d}'.format(major, minor, micro))
 
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5f7db1f..21bdf9c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # versioning
 MAJOR = 1
 MINOR = 1
-MICRO = 6
+MICRO = 7
 ISRELEASED = True
 VERSION = '%d.%d.%d' % (MAJOR, MINOR, MICRO)