diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 086b602ab..4b91a0e2c 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2015-07.11
+
+  Released 1.7
+  Fixes crash when username is not defined on chat (special thanks to JRoot3D)
+
 2015-07-10
 
   Released 1.6
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5f6006335..c5f80f740 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def read(*paths):
 
 setup(
     name='python-telegram-bot',
-    version='1.6',
+    version='1.7',
     author='Leandro Toledo',
     author_email='leandrotoledodesouza@gmail.com',
     license='GPLv2',