diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index db44eae605c42f..d09d2c22040dd2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 VERSION_MAJOR 	   = 1
-VERSION_MINOR 	   = 6
+VERSION_MINOR 	   = 7
 PATCHLEVEL 	   = 99
 VERSION_RESERVED   = 0
 EXTRAVERSION       =