diff --git a/Doc/changelog.docu b/Doc/changelog.docu
index e321fc9d..e33a542c 100644
--- a/Doc/changelog.docu
+++ b/Doc/changelog.docu
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
 
 <!-- --------------------------------------------------------------------- -->
 
+<tr valign=top><td><b>7.0</b> (?/?/?)</td><td>
+
+
+</tr>
+
+
 
 <tr valign=top><td><b>6.3</b> (2016/10/04)</td><td>
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9002db78..d8a82b67 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# OpenMesh, 6.3
+# OpenMesh, 7.0
 
 
 ## Getting OpenMesh
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 0e2ae490..7028d24e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-VERSION=6.3
-MAJOR=6
-MINOR=3
+VERSION=7.0
+MAJOR=7
+MINOR=0
 PATCH=0
 ID=OPENMESH
 
diff --git a/cmake/FindOpenMesh.cmake b/cmake/FindOpenMesh.cmake
index 307899c0..693b1517 100644
--- a/cmake/FindOpenMesh.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindOpenMesh.cmake
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ IF (NOT OPENMESH_FOUND)
     "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/OpenMesh/src/OpenMesh"
     "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libs_required/OpenMesh/src/OpenMesh"
     "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../OpenMesh/src/OpenMesh"
+    "C:/Program Files/OpenMesh 7.0"
     "C:/Program Files/OpenMesh 6.3"
     "C:/Program Files/OpenMesh 6.2"
     "C:/Program Files/OpenMesh 6.1"
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ IF (NOT OPENMESH_FOUND)
     "C:/Program Files/OpenMesh 2.4.1"
     "C:/Program Files/OpenMesh 2.4"
     "C:/Program Files/OpenMesh 2.0/include"
+    "C:/libs/OpenMesh 7.0"
     "C:/libs/OpenMesh 6.3"
     "C:/libs/OpenMesh 6.2"
     "C:/libs/OpenMesh 6.1"
diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Core/System/config.h b/src/OpenMesh/Core/System/config.h
index 8662bde1..2e6f50c6 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Core/System/config.h
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Core/System/config.h
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-#define OM_VERSION 0x60300
-//#define OM_VERSION 0x50100
+#define OM_VERSION 0x70000
+//#define OM_VERSION 0x60300
 
 // only defined, if it is a beta version
 //#define OM_VERSION_BETA 4