diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 232e03b..02ce8a5 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.6.3
+current_version = 0.7.0
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ffadc18..23fdb3b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "soundevent"
-version = "0.6.3"
+version = "0.7.0"
 description = "soundevent is an open-source Python package for the computational biocoustic community, providing standardized tools for sound event analysis and data management."
 authors = [
     {name = "Santiago Martinez", email = "santiago.balvanera.20@ucl.ac.uk"},
diff --git a/src/soundevent/__version__.py b/src/soundevent/__version__.py
index b451572..bce584f 100644
--- a/src/soundevent/__version__.py
+++ b/src/soundevent/__version__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 """Set version number for package."""
-__version__ = "0.6.3"
+__version__ = "0.7.0"