diff --git a/cirq-aqt/cirq_aqt/_version.py b/cirq-aqt/cirq_aqt/_version.py
index dd3be6a74b2..6073d452f2a 100644
--- a/cirq-aqt/cirq_aqt/_version.py
+++ b/cirq-aqt/cirq_aqt/_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 """Define version number here, read it from setup.py automatically"""
 
-__version__ = "1.6.0.dev0"
+__version__ = "1.7.0.dev0"
diff --git a/cirq-aqt/cirq_aqt/_version_test.py b/cirq-aqt/cirq_aqt/_version_test.py
index 5ad6cebc323..abbe875bca4 100644
--- a/cirq-aqt/cirq_aqt/_version_test.py
+++ b/cirq-aqt/cirq_aqt/_version_test.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 
 
 def test_version():
-    assert cirq_aqt.__version__ == "1.6.0.dev0"
+    assert cirq_aqt.__version__ == "1.7.0.dev0"
diff --git a/cirq-core/cirq/_version.py b/cirq-core/cirq/_version.py
index 398055f13f8..7a1fb81f213 100644
--- a/cirq-core/cirq/_version.py
+++ b/cirq-core/cirq/_version.py
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@
         'of Cirq (e.g. "python -m pip install cirq==1.5.0")'
     )
 
-__version__ = "1.6.0.dev0"
+__version__ = "1.7.0.dev0"
diff --git a/cirq-core/cirq/_version_test.py b/cirq-core/cirq/_version_test.py
index de1cad1bef9..b7f7bc0c9b4 100644
--- a/cirq-core/cirq/_version_test.py
+++ b/cirq-core/cirq/_version_test.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 
 
 def test_version() -> None:
-    assert cirq.__version__ == "1.6.0.dev0"
+    assert cirq.__version__ == "1.7.0.dev0"
diff --git a/cirq-google/cirq_google/_version.py b/cirq-google/cirq_google/_version.py
index 398055f13f8..7a1fb81f213 100644
--- a/cirq-google/cirq_google/_version.py
+++ b/cirq-google/cirq_google/_version.py
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@
         'of Cirq (e.g. "python -m pip install cirq==1.5.0")'
     )
 
-__version__ = "1.6.0.dev0"
+__version__ = "1.7.0.dev0"
diff --git a/cirq-google/cirq_google/_version_test.py b/cirq-google/cirq_google/_version_test.py
index 9948af0be37..992cf91df40 100644
--- a/cirq-google/cirq_google/_version_test.py
+++ b/cirq-google/cirq_google/_version_test.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 
 
 def test_version():
-    assert cirq_google.__version__ == "1.6.0.dev0"
+    assert cirq_google.__version__ == "1.7.0.dev0"
diff --git a/cirq-ionq/cirq_ionq/_version.py b/cirq-ionq/cirq_ionq/_version.py
index dd3be6a74b2..6073d452f2a 100644
--- a/cirq-ionq/cirq_ionq/_version.py
+++ b/cirq-ionq/cirq_ionq/_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 """Define version number here, read it from setup.py automatically"""
 
-__version__ = "1.6.0.dev0"
+__version__ = "1.7.0.dev0"
diff --git a/cirq-ionq/cirq_ionq/_version_test.py b/cirq-ionq/cirq_ionq/_version_test.py
index d265360277c..1b673656c4b 100644
--- a/cirq-ionq/cirq_ionq/_version_test.py
+++ b/cirq-ionq/cirq_ionq/_version_test.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 
 
 def test_version():
-    assert cirq_ionq.__version__ == "1.6.0.dev0"
+    assert cirq_ionq.__version__ == "1.7.0.dev0"
diff --git a/cirq-pasqal/cirq_pasqal/_version.py b/cirq-pasqal/cirq_pasqal/_version.py
index dd3be6a74b2..6073d452f2a 100644
--- a/cirq-pasqal/cirq_pasqal/_version.py
+++ b/cirq-pasqal/cirq_pasqal/_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 """Define version number here, read it from setup.py automatically"""
 
-__version__ = "1.6.0.dev0"
+__version__ = "1.7.0.dev0"
diff --git a/cirq-pasqal/cirq_pasqal/_version_test.py b/cirq-pasqal/cirq_pasqal/_version_test.py
index 4be25432b56..2b19fd86a14 100644
--- a/cirq-pasqal/cirq_pasqal/_version_test.py
+++ b/cirq-pasqal/cirq_pasqal/_version_test.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 
 
 def test_version():
-    assert cirq_pasqal.__version__ == "1.6.0.dev0"
+    assert cirq_pasqal.__version__ == "1.7.0.dev0"
diff --git a/cirq-web/cirq_web/_version.py b/cirq-web/cirq_web/_version.py
index 20171dca76c..c3c6144024f 100644
--- a/cirq-web/cirq_web/_version.py
+++ b/cirq-web/cirq_web/_version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "1.6.0.dev0"
+__version__ = "1.7.0.dev0"
diff --git a/cirq-web/cirq_web/_version_test.py b/cirq-web/cirq_web/_version_test.py
index 64f2a5c59e3..5e7ed7fcb4a 100644
--- a/cirq-web/cirq_web/_version_test.py
+++ b/cirq-web/cirq_web/_version_test.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 
 
 def test_version() -> None:
-    assert cirq_web.__version__ == "1.6.0.dev0"
+    assert cirq_web.__version__ == "1.7.0.dev0"