diff --git a/src/confd/configure.ac b/src/confd/configure.ac
index b2459732..804727c5 100644
--- a/src/confd/configure.ac
+++ b/src/confd/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.61)
 # confd version is same as system YANG model version, step on breaking changes
-AC_INIT([confd], [1.6], [https://github.com/kernelkit/infix/issues])
+AC_INIT([confd], [1.7], [https://github.com/kernelkit/infix/issues])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(1.11 foreign subdir-objects)
 AM_SILENT_RULES(yes)