diff --git a/flake8/__init__.py b/flake8/__init__.py
index ea526dc..6660609 100644
--- a/flake8/__init__.py
+++ b/flake8/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #
 
-__version__ = '1.6.2'
+__version__ = '1.7.0'