diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4935e1f85a9de7da179b4e2787f4232b7dd16b11..82b5ac6f53cff4125a370eaf4ad01c00a728b410 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ dnl -*- mode: shell-script; sh-indentation: 2; -*-
 
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
-AC_INIT([nettle], [1.6])
+AC_INIT([nettle], [1.7])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([arcfour.c])
 AC_PREREQ(2.50)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE