diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 2955ee8..1e76a31 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+0.7.0 - 
+--------
+* drop Python 2 compatibility & legacy code
+
 0.6.1 - April 16 2018
 ---------------------
 * fixed wheel release issue
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index dfb46a1..23c2c40 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -45,16 +45,16 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
 project = 'jellyfish'
-copyright = '2016, James Turk'
+copyright = '2018, James Turk'
 
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
 # |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '0.6'
+version = '0.7'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '0.6.0'
+release = '0.7.0'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8984cb2..0ce71bd 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def run_setup(build_c):
         long_description = readme.read()
 
     setup(name="jellyfish",
-          version="0.6.1",
+          version="0.7.0",
           platforms=["any"],
           description=("a library for doing approximate and "
                        "phonetic matching of strings."),