diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 7867f5e48ee20b8330f06af5601700548ddfbb81..f3e29bf9d1b7d3a72ba56513be2a87d32b346547 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ History
 
 .. to_doc
 
+---------------------
+0.7.1.dev0
+---------------------
+
+
 ---------------------
 0.7.0 (2016-08-26)
 ---------------------
diff --git a/pulsar/__init__.py b/pulsar/__init__.py
index 4b3278d5b68b64504a8979726b02a8c197970f6f..167cf554ef248b2f6dffa28ca2fa9939d2d90cab 100644
--- a/pulsar/__init__.py
+++ b/pulsar/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-__version__ = '0.7.0'
+__version__ = '0.7.1.dev0'
 
 PROJECT_NAME = "pulsar"
 PROJECT_OWNER = PROJECT_USERAME = "galaxyproject"