diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a1e22b9..bf98d1a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8..3.22)
 
-project(minitar LANGUAGES C VERSION 1.6.1)
+project(minitar LANGUAGES C VERSION 1.7.0)
 
 option(MINITAR_IGNORE_UNSUPPORTED_TYPES "Skip past entries that have unsupported types instead of panicking (deprecated)" OFF)