diff --git a/docs/NEWS b/docs/NEWS
index ad70d311..a9936519 100644
--- a/docs/NEWS
+++ b/docs/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # $Id$
 
+
+Version 1.7 ()
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 Version 1.6 ()
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/serendipity_config.inc.php b/serendipity_config.inc.php
index e9825cc8..40db4401 100644
--- a/serendipity_config.inc.php
+++ b/serendipity_config.inc.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ if (defined('USE_MEMSNAP')) {
 }
 
 // The version string
-$serendipity['version']         = '1.6-alpha3';
+$serendipity['version']         = '1.7-alpha1';
 
 // Setting this to 'false' will enable debugging output. All alpa/beta/cvs snapshot versions will emit debug information by default. To increase the debug level (to enable Smarty debugging), set this flag to 'debug'.
 $serendipity['production']      = (preg_match('@\-(alpha|beta|cvs)@', $serendipity['version']) ? false : true);