diff --git a/easyocr/__init__.py b/easyocr/__init__.py
index 56260c9939..943d94c157 100644
--- a/easyocr/__init__.py
+++ b/easyocr/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 from .easyocr import Reader
 
-__version__ = '1.6.2'
+__version__ = '1.7.0'