diff --git a/lib/neat/version.rb b/lib/neat/version.rb
index 23be4434..b0220134 100644
--- a/lib/neat/version.rb
+++ b/lib/neat/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Neat
-  VERSION = '1.7.0.pre'
+  VERSION = '1.7.0.rc'
 end