diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 463da520..345580fd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ To install Bamboo, add it to your list of dependencies in `mix.exs`.
 
 ```elixir
 def deps do
-  [{:bamboo, "~> 1.6"}]
+  [{:bamboo, "~> 1.7.0"}]
 end
 ```
 
diff --git a/bin/release b/bin/release
index 752ed1f2..60751a82 100755
--- a/bin/release
+++ b/bin/release
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ release_version="${2}"
 sed -i '' "s/$previous_version/$release_version/" README.md
 sed -i '' "s/$previous_version/$release_version/" mix.exs
 
+git add .
 git commit -m "Release version $release_version"
 git tag "v$release_version"
 git push origin "v$release_version"
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 875e08fe..e4befa0c 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ defmodule Bamboo.Mixfile do
   def project do
     [
       app: :bamboo,
-      version: "1.6.0",
+      version: "1.7.0",
       elixir: "~> 1.6",
       source_url: @project_url,
       homepage_url: @project_url,