diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f477c05..f876462 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # 3.5 is actually available almost everywhere, but this a good minimum
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.4)
-project(YAML_CPP VERSION 0.6.3 LANGUAGES CXX)
+project(YAML_CPP VERSION 0.7.0 LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
 include(CMakeDependentOption)