diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b6eab592b..c1b037b51 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 dnl require autoconf 2.60 (AS_ECHO/AS_ECHO_N)
 AC_PREREQ([2.60])
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, 0)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 9)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, 1)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 7)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 0)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, true)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, false)
 define(_COPYRIGHT_YEAR, 2014)
 AC_INIT([Dogecoin Core],[_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR._CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR._CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION],[info@bitcoin.org],[bitcoin])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([src/build-aux])