diff --git a/RELEASE b/RELEASE
index c23a2faa6..ffe09a282 100644
--- a/RELEASE
+++ b/RELEASE
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ fwupd Release Notes
 
 Forking stable branch:
 
-When forking master into a stable 1_6_X, be sure to disable the following CI jobs:
+When forking master into a stable 1_7_X, be sure to disable the following CI jobs:
  * publish-docs
  * publish-stable
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ git add ../po/*.po
 2. Commit changes to git:
 
 # MAKE SURE THIS IS CORRECT
-export release_ver="1.6.3"
+export release_ver="1.7.0"
 
 git commit -a -m "Release fwupd ${release_ver}" --no-verify
 git tag -s -f -m "Release fwupd ${release_ver}" "${release_ver}"
diff --git a/libfwupdplugin/fu-plugin-vfuncs.h b/libfwupdplugin/fu-plugin-vfuncs.h
index dc9cfb6b3..83fbef460 100644
--- a/libfwupdplugin/fu-plugin-vfuncs.h
+++ b/libfwupdplugin/fu-plugin-vfuncs.h
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ gboolean	 fu_plugin_coldplug_cleanup		(FuPlugin	*plugin,
  *
  * Updates the firmware on the device with blob_fw
  *
- * Since: 1.6.3
+ * Since: 1.7.0
  **/
 gboolean
 fu_plugin_write_firmware(FuPlugin *plugin,
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ fu_plugin_attach(FuPlugin *plugin, FuDevice *dev, GError **error);
  *
  * Swaps the device from runtime mode to bootloader mode.
  *
- * Since: 1.6.3
+ * Since: 1.7.0
  **/
 gboolean
 fu_plugin_detach(FuPlugin *plugin, FuDevice *dev, GError **error);
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ fu_plugin_detach(FuPlugin *plugin, FuDevice *dev, GError **error);
  *
  * Prepares the device to receive an update.
  *
- * Since: 1.6.3
+ * Since: 1.7.0
  **/
 gboolean
 fu_plugin_prepare(FuPlugin *plugin, FwupdInstallFlags flags, FuDevice *dev, GError **error);
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ fu_plugin_prepare(FuPlugin *plugin, FwupdInstallFlags flags, FuDevice *dev, GErr
  *
  * Cleans up the device after receiving an update.
  *
- * Since: 1.6.3
+ * Since: 1.7.0
  **/
 gboolean
 fu_plugin_cleanup(FuPlugin *plugin, FwupdInstallFlags flags, FuDevice *dev, GError **error);
diff --git a/libfwupdplugin/fwupdplugin.map b/libfwupdplugin/fwupdplugin.map
index c66c61a09..39773b0c4 100644
--- a/libfwupdplugin/fwupdplugin.map
+++ b/libfwupdplugin/fwupdplugin.map
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ LIBFWUPDPLUGIN_1.6.2 {
   local: *;
 } LIBFWUPDPLUGIN_1.6.1;
 
-LIBFWUPDPLUGIN_1.6.3 {
+LIBFWUPDPLUGIN_1.7.0 {
   global:
     fu_plugin_runner_attach;
     fu_plugin_runner_cleanup;
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 0693ef56f..ca5ae84a0 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('fwupd', 'c',
-  version : '1.6.3',
+  version : '1.7.0',
   license : 'LGPL-2.1+',
   meson_version : '>=0.50.0',
   default_options : ['warning_level=2', 'c_std=c99'],