diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index b7c0a9b..a20e2d8 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.6.0
+v1.7.0
diff --git a/openshift-install-powervs b/openshift-install-powervs
index 8c2be48..3436ddf 100755
--- a/openshift-install-powervs
+++ b/openshift-install-powervs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 '
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 set -e
-VERSION="v1.6.0"
+VERSION="v1.7.0"
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Display help