diff --git a/lab/__init__.py b/lab/__init__.py
index 1ee3b58c3..110eb4674 100644
--- a/lab/__init__.py
+++ b/lab/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #: Lab version number. A "+" is appended to all non-tagged revisions.
-__version__ = "6.5+"
+__version__ = "7.0"