diff --git a/data/gala.appdata.xml.in b/data/gala.appdata.xml.in
index 5f207164..51923aee 100644
--- a/data/gala.appdata.xml.in
+++ b/data/gala.appdata.xml.in
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   </description>
 
   <releases>
-    <release version="6.4.0" date="2023-01-03" urgency="medium">
+    <release version="7.0.0" date="2023-01-05" urgency="medium">
       <description>
         <p>Improvements:</p>
         <ul>
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 065a90c0..575c27ef 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project('gala',
     'c', 'vala',
-    version: '6.3.3',
+    version: '7.0.0',
     meson_version: '>= 0.50.0',
     license: 'GPL3',
 )