diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ebd7e2f..24f2f79 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "CETEIcean",
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "1.7.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "CETEIcean",
-      "version": "1.6.0",
+      "version": "1.7.0",
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@babel/core": "^7.15.5",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 19ddc3a..acd999f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "CETEIcean",
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "1.7.0",
   "description": "JavaScript library to load a TEI XML document and register it as HTML5 custom elements.",
   "main": "src/CETEI.js",
   "keywords": [