diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 2eda823ff528e35b882a34d83aebc180b0a21f89..7c483e8f4f0228a03c1bdbd38cd356963532d075 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.1
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+1.7
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