diff --git a/SciQLopPlots/__init__.py b/SciQLopPlots/__init__.py
index 0b66668..1edf9dd 100644
--- a/SciQLopPlots/__init__.py
+++ b/SciQLopPlots/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 from .SciQLopPlotsBindings import *
 from .SciQLopPlotsBindings import _QCustomPlot as QCustomPlot
 
-__version__ = '0.6.5'
+__version__ = '0.7.0'
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b07dd52..7ed7f4a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-project('SciQLopPlots', 'cpp',default_options : ['cpp_std=c++17', 'buildtype=release'], license: 'GPL3', version: '0.6.5')
+project('SciQLopPlots', 'cpp',default_options : ['cpp_std=c++17', 'buildtype=release'], license: 'GPL3', version: '0.7.0')
 add_project_arguments(
             '-DCATCH_CONFIG_NO_POSIX_SIGNALS', # workaround for this https://github.com/catchorg/Catch2/issues/2192
             language: 'cpp',
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 0fdec65..c0cd776 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.6.5
+current_version = 0.7.0
 commit = True
 tag = True