diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6843638dd..3b02ffc06 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-set( LibraryVersion "1.6" )
+set( LibraryVersion "1.7" )
 add_definitions(-DLIBRARY_VERSION="${LibraryVersion}")
 
 #find garfield libs and includes