diff --git a/scandir.py b/scandir.py
index afe9a9b..2e47a39 100644
--- a/scandir.py
+++ b/scandir.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     warnings.warn("scandir can't find the compiled _scandir C module "
                   "or ctypes, using slow generic fallback")
 
-__version__ = '1.6'
+__version__ = '1.7'
 __all__ = ['scandir', 'walk']
 
 # Windows FILE_ATTRIBUTE constants for interpreting the