diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6d8c8357..4b498273 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 import sys
 
 
-version = "1.6.2"
+version = "1.7.o"
 
 
 # Provided as an attribute, so you can append to these instead