diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 991b861d089..f96fc121c9f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 # ==============  version definition  ==============
 
-PPDET_VERSION = "0.0.0"
+PPDET_VERSION = "2.7.0"
 
 
 def parse_version():