diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 24c396d0..997ea726 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 #comment or remove the above line before release
 
 set (ZINT_VERSION_MAJOR 2)
-set (ZINT_VERSION_MINOR 6)
-set (ZINT_VERSION_RELEASE 7)
+set (ZINT_VERSION_MINOR 7)
+set (ZINT_VERSION_RELEASE 0)
 set (ZINT_VERSION "${ZINT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${ZINT_VERSION_MINOR}.${ZINT_VERSION_RELEASE}" )
 
 add_definitions (-DZINT_VERSION=\"${ZINT_VERSION}\" -Wall)