diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ccbc89d5a5..b0044e9f54 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mysql2",
-  "version": "1.6.5",
+  "version": "1.7.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7355c9d93e..916bf589d3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mysql2",
-  "version": "1.6.5",
+  "version": "1.7.0",
   "description": "fast mysql driver. Implements core protocol, prepared statements, ssl and compression in native JS",
   "main": "index.js",
   "directories": {