diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 59c3131..900eaa5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 FROM golang:1.26-alpine3.23 AS build
 
-ARG BUILD_VERSION=1.6.0-dev
+ARG BUILD_VERSION=1.7.0-dev
 ARG BUILD_REVISION=development
 ARG BUILD_TIME=unknown
 WORKDIR /src
diff --git a/Dockerfile.wolfi b/Dockerfile.wolfi
index 88a0ce4..b07e9ad 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.wolfi
+++ b/Dockerfile.wolfi
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 FROM cgr.dev/chainguard/go:latest-dev AS build
 
-ARG BUILD_VERSION=1.6.0-dev
+ARG BUILD_VERSION=1.7.0-dev
 ARG BUILD_REVISION=development
 ARG BUILD_TIME=unknown
 USER root
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index dc1e644..bd8bf88 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.0
+1.7.0