diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3e60b63e..063022f4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@novnc/novnc",
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "1.7.0-beta",
   "description": "An HTML5 VNC client",
   "type": "module",
   "files": [