diff --git a/django/__init__.py b/django/__init__.py
index 5a1c74efa780a..b8077e17fa7f5 100644
--- a/django/__init__.py
+++ b/django/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = (1, 6, 0, 'alpha', 1)
+VERSION = (1, 7, 0, 'alpha', 0)
 
 def get_version(*args, **kwargs):
     # Don't litter django/__init__.py with all the get_version stuff.
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index feff99b6f493c..0c35e935e6f01 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '1.6'
+version = '1.7'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
 try:
     from django import VERSION, get_version
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def django_release():
     release = django_release()
 
 # The "development version" of Django
-django_next_version = '1.6'
+django_next_version = '1.7'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.