diff --git a/skullTo3d/_version.py b/skullTo3d/_version.py
index 56dad0b..143a686 100644
--- a/skullTo3d/_version.py
+++ b/skullTo3d/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '0.0.1.6'
+__version__ = '0.0.1.7-rc1'