diff --git a/featuretools/tests/test_version.py b/featuretools/tests/test_version.py
index ff5c325d3e..47a34ed076 100644
--- a/featuretools/tests/test_version.py
+++ b/featuretools/tests/test_version.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 
 def test_version():
-    assert __version__ == "1.7.0"
+    assert __version__ == "1.7.0.dev1"
diff --git a/featuretools/version.py b/featuretools/version.py
index 14d9d2f583..ab0ab80f69 100644
--- a/featuretools/version.py
+++ b/featuretools/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.7.0"
+__version__ = "1.7.0.dev1"