diff --git a/stix/__init__.py b/stix/__init__.py
index 3b555bd9..88ade9c4 100755
--- a/stix/__init__.py
+++ b/stix/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2013, The MITRE Corporation. All rights reserved.
 # See LICENSE.txt for complete terms.
 
-__version__ = "1.0.0a6"
+__version__ = "1.0.0a7"
 
 import json
 from StringIO import StringIO