diff --git a/janim/__init__.py b/janim/__init__.py
index a73cbe5..fe4850b 100644
--- a/janim/__init__.py
+++ b/janim/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 '''a library for simple animation effects'''
 
-__version__ = '1.6.0'
+__version__ = '1.7.0'