diff --git a/VERSION.cmake b/VERSION.cmake
index f8d0c23e34202664a21f04c6ed1eeada45c83f86..15c37e94ef3ad59a5265673571d1ad165ea7ad6c 100644
--- a/VERSION.cmake
+++ b/VERSION.cmake
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 set(BornAgain_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
 set(BornAgain_VERSION_MINOR 7)
-set(BornAgain_VERSION_PATCH 0)
+set(BornAgain_VERSION_PATCH 99)