diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 1b46c71f..387a46d9 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-0.1.7-dev
+0.1.7
 
  * #11: Fixed parsing of punctuation in configuration file.
  * Better error message when configuration file is missing.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9dc31c7f..343d69f2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 
-VERSION = '0.1.7-dev'
+VERSION = '0.1.7'
 
 
 setup(