diff --git a/code_annotations/__init__.py b/code_annotations/__init__.py
index 5089f01..40aa8f8 100644
--- a/code_annotations/__init__.py
+++ b/code_annotations/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 Extensible tools for parsing annotations in codebases.
 """
 
-__version__ = '1.6.0'
+__version__ = '1.7.0'