diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 7398935..98ecc02 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@ For technical info and documentation about resource files and resources, see the
 Changelog
 ---------
 
+Version 1.7.1 (next version)
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* (no changes yet)
+
 Version 1.7
 ^^^^^^^^^^^
 
diff --git a/rsrcfork/__init__.py b/rsrcfork/__init__.py
index 8a39c9b..94f251c 100644
--- a/rsrcfork/__init__.py
+++ b/rsrcfork/__init__.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 # * Add a new empty section for the next version to the README.rst changelog.
 # * Commit and push the changes to master.
 
-__version__ = "1.7.0"
+__version__ = "1.7.1.dev"
 
 __all__ = [
 	"Resource",