diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f4da678..f45465e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Change Log
 
-# [unreleased]
+# [1.7]
 ### Changed
 - Do not download duplicated lines from Ensembl BioMart
 - Update Python version to v3.12 in Dockerfile
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8751bf2..50af976 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "schug"
-version = "1.6.2"
+version = "1.7"
 description = "Keep track of genes, transcripts and exons from different sources"
 authors = ["moonso <mans.magnusson@scilifelab.se>"]
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/schug/__init__.py b/schug/__init__.py
index 51bbb3f..545af92 100644
--- a/schug/__init__.py
+++ b/schug/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.6.2"
+__version__ = "1.7"