diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index ff1b4acb8d..d6aeee8f53 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+gramine (1.7post~UNRELEASED) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  *
+
+ -- Wojtek Porczyk <woju@invisiblethingslab.com>  Wed, 24 Apr 2024 09:27:58 +0200
+
 gramine (1.7) bookworm bullseye jammy focal; urgency=medium
 
   * version 1.7
diff --git a/gramine.spec b/gramine.spec
index a9af28a95c..ccd31cb3f5 100644
--- a/gramine.spec
+++ b/gramine.spec
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 %endif
 
 Name: gramine
-Version: 1.7
+Version: 1.7post~UNRELEASED
 Release: 1%{?dist}
 Group: Development Tools
 Summary: A lightweight usermode guest OS designed to run a single Linux application
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 963af4777c..83d60842f5 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 project(
     'gramine',
     'c', 'cpp',
-    version: '1.7',
+    version: '1.7post~UNRELEASED',
     license: 'LGPLv3+',
 
     meson_version: '>=0.56',
diff --git a/packaging/alpine/APKBUILD b/packaging/alpine/APKBUILD
index d58ea4ebec..4f8f5ccab9 100644
--- a/packaging/alpine/APKBUILD
+++ b/packaging/alpine/APKBUILD
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Contributor: Amie Raine <amie@invisiblethingslab.com>
 # Maintainer: Amie Raine <amie@invisiblethingslab.com>
 pkgname=gramine
-_real_pkgver=1.7
+_real_pkgver=1.7post~UNRELEASED
 pkgver=$(printf %s "$_real_pkgver" | sed \
     -e "s:post~UNRELEASED:_git$(printf %d 0x"$(git rev-parse HEAD 2>/dev/null | cut -c1-8)"):" \
     -e 's:~:_:' \