diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 791ca0af..a45ef853 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ project(libwebsockets C)
 set(PACKAGE "libwebsockets")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME "${PACKAGE}")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR "1")
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR "6")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR "7")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH "0")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION "${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH}")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "andy@warmcat.com")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY "${PACKAGE} ${PACKAGE_VERSION}")
-set(SOVERSION "6")
+set(SOVERSION "7")
 set(CPACK_SOURCE_GENERATOR "TGZ")
 set(CPACK_SOURCE_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME "${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 set(VERSION "${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
diff --git a/changelog b/changelog
index 96b265ed..949b2f4b 100644
--- a/changelog
+++ b/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 Changelog
 ---------
 
+v1.7.0
+======
+
 Extension Changes
 -----------------
 
diff --git a/libwebsockets.spec b/libwebsockets.spec
index 154908a1..f8e1766f 100644
--- a/libwebsockets.spec
+++ b/libwebsockets.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Name: libwebsockets
-Version: 1.6.0
+Version: 1.7.0
 Release: 1%{?dist}
-Summary: Websocket Server Library
+Summary: Websocket Server and Client Library
 
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
 License: LGPLv2 with exceptions
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ BuildRequires: openssl-devel cmake
 Requires: openssl
 
 %description
-Webserver server library
+Webserver server and client library
 
 %package devel
 Summary: Development files for libwebsockets
@@ -69,5 +69,8 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 /%{_libdir}/pkgconfig/libwebsockets.pc
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Feb 16 2016 Andy Green <andy@warmcat.com> 1.7.0-1
+- MAJOR SONAMEBUMP APICHANGES Upstream 1.7.0 release
+
 * Sun Jan 17 2016 Andrew Cooks <acooks@linux.com> 1.6.0-1
 - Bump version to 1.6.0