diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2ef8b3d5..4c6f7754 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     url="http://github.com/sebleier/django-redis-cache/",
     author="Sean Bleier",
     author_email="sebleier@gmail.com",
-    version="1.6.5",
+    version="1.7.0",
     packages=["redis_cache", "redis_cache.backends"],
     description="Redis Cache Backend for Django",
     install_requires=['redis>=2.10.3'],