diff --git a/publish.gradle b/publish.gradle
index 39c19262..acce948b 100644
--- a/publish.gradle
+++ b/publish.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ apply plugin: 'maven'
 apply plugin: 'signing'
 
 group = 'com.badlogicgames.ashley'
-version = '1.6.1'
+version = '1.7.0'
 ext.packaging = 'jar'
 
 def isDevBuild