diff --git a/version/version_base.go b/version/version_base.go
index 70fdd087a..57e14a5d8 100644
--- a/version/version_base.go
+++ b/version/version_base.go
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ package version
 
 func init() {
 	// The main version number that is being run at the moment.
-	Version = "0.6.5"
+	Version = "0.7.0"
 
 	// A pre-release marker for the version. If this is "" (empty string)
 	// then it means that it is a final release. Otherwise, this is a pre-release
 	// such as "dev" (in development), "beta", "rc1", etc.
-	VersionPrerelease = ""
+	VersionPrerelease = "beta1"
 }