diff --git a/version.m4 b/version.m4
index b7258627..091cc5dd 100644
--- a/version.m4
+++ b/version.m4
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ dnl define the OpenVPN version
 define([PRODUCT_NAME], [OpenVPN])
 define([PRODUCT_TARNAME], [openvpn])
 define([PRODUCT_VERSION_MAJOR], [2])
-define([PRODUCT_VERSION_MINOR], [6])
+define([PRODUCT_VERSION_MINOR], [7])
 define([PRODUCT_VERSION_PATCH], [_git])
 m4_append([PRODUCT_VERSION], [PRODUCT_VERSION_MAJOR])
 m4_append([PRODUCT_VERSION], [PRODUCT_VERSION_MINOR], [[.]])
 m4_append([PRODUCT_VERSION], [PRODUCT_VERSION_PATCH], [[]])
 define([PRODUCT_BUGREPORT], [openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net])
-define([PRODUCT_VERSION_RESOURCE], [2,6,0,0])
+define([PRODUCT_VERSION_RESOURCE], [2,7,0,0])
 dnl define the TAP version
 define([PRODUCT_TAP_WIN_COMPONENT_ID], [tap0901])
 define([PRODUCT_TAP_WIN_MIN_MAJOR], [9])