diff --git a/mne_qt_browser/_version.py b/mne_qt_browser/_version.py
index 2fb25139..d20b0222 100644
--- a/mne_qt_browser/_version.py
+++ b/mne_qt_browser/_version.py
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-__version__ = '0.1.6'
+"""The version number."""
+__version__ = '0.1.7.dev0'