diff --git a/NodeManager.h b/NodeManager.h
index c3bbee9fe09febd99892b57e677b52fd1b27eff7..54c6e0bd2b3aaf0c0e68f17ebdc2d016be4e76bf 100644
--- a/NodeManager.h
+++ b/NodeManager.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <Arduino.h>
 
 // define NodeManager version
-#define VERSION "1.6"
+#define VERSION "1.7-dev"
 
 /***********************************
    Constants