diff --git a/openpnm/__version__.py b/openpnm/__version__.py
index 574f4077e0..766ce2d066 100644
--- a/openpnm/__version__.py
+++ b/openpnm/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '2.6.1'
+__version__ = '2.7.0'
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index ec34b21d8b..446502957d 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 2.6.1
+current_version = 2.7.0
 
 [flake8]
 ignore = E122,E127,E203,E222,E226,E225,E241,E402,W503,F401