diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 08fb8eb..49f3a6a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+1.7      -
 1.6      - Fix install target for make -j#
          - Add detailed dependency info and add note about configuration file 
          - Update help2man to 1.47.12
diff --git a/make-ca b/make-ca
index 2ff0b87..c8ac9cc 100644
--- a/make-ca
+++ b/make-ca
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #          Bruce Dubbs
 #          Graham Weldon
 
-VERSION="1.6"
+VERSION="1.7"
 MAKE_CA_CONF="/etc/make-ca.conf"
 
 # Get/set defaults