diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 27bbb51..583a8ed 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ project('VMAF', 'cpp',
   default_options: ['buildtype=release', 'warning_level=2', 'b_lto=true', 'b_ndebug=if-release', 'cpp_std=c++17'],
   license: 'MIT',
   meson_version: '>=0.51.0',
-  version: '6'
+  version: '7'
 )
 
 cxx = meson.get_compiler('cpp')