diff --git a/lib/SimpleSAML/Configuration.php b/lib/SimpleSAML/Configuration.php
index b85c539fdb1fba48cdc70db2a70b8e65f2a06bf8..f66bba51fbb73aaeeaf20364919e40e83ce1a2f7 100644
--- a/lib/SimpleSAML/Configuration.php
+++ b/lib/SimpleSAML/Configuration.php
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ class SimpleSAML_Configuration {
 	 * @return string
 	 */
 	public function getVersion() {
-		return '1.7.x';
+		return '1.7.0-rc1';
 	}