diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4990cb76..9f45de8b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "bootc",
   "displayName": "Bootable Container",
   "description": "Support for bootable OS containers (bootc) and generating disk images",
-  "version": "1.6.0-next",
+  "version": "1.7.0-next",
   "icon": "icon.png",
   "publisher": "redhat",
   "private": true,
diff --git a/packages/backend/package.json b/packages/backend/package.json
index e837042f..f1359110 100644
--- a/packages/backend/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "bootc",
   "displayName": "Bootable Container",
   "description": "Support for bootable OS containers (bootc) and generating disk images",
-  "version": "1.6.0-next",
+  "version": "1.7.0-next",
   "icon": "icon.png",
   "publisher": "redhat",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
diff --git a/packages/frontend/package.json b/packages/frontend/package.json
index 83296452..8f645274 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/package.json
+++ b/packages/frontend/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "frontend",
   "displayName": "frontend UI",
   "description": "Frontend UI for the bootc extension",
-  "version": "1.6.0-next",
+  "version": "1.7.0-next",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "preview": "vite preview",