diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 6439851b6..d0109c6f7 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.69.0
+v1.70.0
diff --git a/docs/layouts/partials/version.html b/docs/layouts/partials/version.html
index 294e240e9..0f7b0bc6f 100644
--- a/docs/layouts/partials/version.html
+++ b/docs/layouts/partials/version.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.69.0
\ No newline at end of file
+v1.70.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fs/versiontag.go b/fs/versiontag.go
index 0080a00a5..089a55fe7 100644
--- a/fs/versiontag.go
+++ b/fs/versiontag.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 package fs
 
 // VersionTag of rclone
-var VersionTag = "v1.69.0"
+var VersionTag = "v1.70.0"