diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 069f9536f..51f77c0a1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ endif()
 # Setup the xtb Project
 project(
   "xtb"
-  VERSION "6.6.1" 
+  VERSION "6.7.0" 
   LANGUAGES "C" "Fortran"
 )
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 592c0f696..8c8e56cb5 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 project(
   'xtb',
   'fortran', 'c',
-  version: '6.6.1',
+  version: '6.7.0',
   license: 'LGPL3-3.0-or-later',
   meson_version: '>=0.62.0',
   default_options: [