diff --git a/ypywidgets/__init__.py b/ypywidgets/__init__.py
index 5486c86..2c45baa 100644
--- a/ypywidgets/__init__.py
+++ b/ypywidgets/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 from .declare import Declare as Declare
 
 
-__version__ = "0.6.5"
+__version__ = "0.7.0"