diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index aac11562..ca403226 100644
--- a/params/version.go
+++ b/params/version.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const (
 	VersionMajor = 1     // Major version component of the current release
 	VersionMinor = 0     // Minor version component of the current release
 	VersionPatch = 1     // Patch version component of the current release
-	VersionMeta  = "rc6" // Version metadata to append to the version string
+	VersionMeta  = "rc7" // Version metadata to append to the version string
 )
 
 // Version holds the textual version string.