diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 131ba8eaf..4a4703aaf 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+## Version 1.7, released xx.xx.2018
+
+* [FIX] Fixed a regression. Always provide the proper relative paths in archives.
+* [FIX] Upgraded deps
+* [FIX] Windows fixes
+* [ADD] Added example to show file and dirmode
+* [ADD] Added support custom snapshot patterns (Thanks to Jamie Magee)
+
 ## Version 1.6, released 03.01.2018
 
 * [CHG] Upgraded Commons Compress
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6c7814b24..bf0a1c2e3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ additional native tools installed.
 Check the documentation on how to use it with [Maven](http://github.com/tcurdt/jdeb/blob/master/docs/maven.md)
 or [Ant](http://github.com/tcurdt/jdeb/blob/master/docs/ant.md). Especially don't forget to check out the
 [examples](http://github.com/tcurdt/jdeb/blob/master/src/examples/). Current
-[javadocs](http://tcurdt.github.com/jdeb/release/1.6/apidocs/) and a source
-[xref](http://tcurdt.github.com/jdeb/release/1.6/xref/) is also available.
+[javadocs](http://tcurdt.github.com/jdeb/release/1.7/apidocs/) and a source
+[xref](http://tcurdt.github.com/jdeb/release/1.7/xref/) is also available.
 
 
 ## Where to get it
diff --git a/docs/maven.md b/docs/maven.md
index 135a8e174..2a969a3f3 100644
--- a/docs/maven.md
+++ b/docs/maven.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ the plugin to your POM like this
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>jdeb</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.vafer</groupId>
-        <version>1.6</version>
+        <version>1.7</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <phase>package</phase>
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Or if you want to build a custom deb file
       <extension>
         <groupId>org.vafer</groupId>
         <artifactId>jdeb</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6</version>
+        <version>1.7</version>
       </extension>
     </extensions>
     <pluginManagement>
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ include a directory, a tarball, and a file in your deb package and then sign it
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>jdeb</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.vafer</groupId>
-        <version>1.6</version>
+        <version>1.7</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <phase>package</phase>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 29ef5a492..ff7ef36f3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <maven>3.0</maven>
   </prerequisites>
   <name>jdeb</name>
-  <version>1.6</version>
+  <version>1.7</version>
   <description>
     This library provides an Ant task and a Maven plugin to create Debian packages from Java builds in a truly cross
     platform manner. Build your Debian packages on any platform that has Java support. Windows, Linux, OS X - it doesn't
diff --git a/src/examples/maven/pom.xml b/src/examples/maven/pom.xml
index 4d1fcc5ae..f449bf2df 100644
--- a/src/examples/maven/pom.xml
+++ b/src/examples/maven/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>jdeb</artifactId>
                 <groupId>org.vafer</groupId>
-                <version>1.5</version>
+                <version>1.7</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <phase>package</phase>