diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 07e059cae796e5acf07fb87c9e41c8ab2874cb6b..e0585e236f9d1952b8ce4e57eb87d3b27a1898d9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ endif()
 project(nootka)
 
 set(Nootka_VERSION_MAJOR  "1")
-set(Nootka_VERSION_MINOR  "5")
-set(Nootka_VERSION_PATCH  "3-beta1")
+set(Nootka_VERSION_MINOR  "7")
+set(Nootka_VERSION_PATCH  "0-beta1")
 
 
 set(Nootka_VERSION       "${Nootka_VERSION_MAJOR}.${Nootka_VERSION_MINOR}")
diff --git a/changes b/changes
index eab150adcbfe2ddb452313fa6a3939a7f2f50394..a33edc88a6b26fdf4d51a0ea703f1366c90eb4f1 100644
--- a/changes
+++ b/changes
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-1.5.3 beta1
+1.7.0 beta1
   Nootka says: I speak Italian
      - added Italian translation
      - metronome can tick audibly, also during pitch detection
diff --git a/src/libs/core/nootkaconfig.h b/src/libs/core/nootkaconfig.h
index a3a89dda6d768bde8097f39a6941fa982e1bfb6b..052d136990ce59e546ee08f08a8e1636a5f9c876 100644
--- a/src/libs/core/nootkaconfig.h
+++ b/src/libs/core/nootkaconfig.h
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 
-#define NOOTKA_VERSION "1.5.3-beta1"
+#define NOOTKA_VERSION "1.7.0-beta1"