diff --git a/__main__.py b/__main__.py
index b164949dc9f770291a8416beef27f6c242370a54..cc87dbe1fac6757f51654cf9b3f55b56973d0421 100644
--- a/__main__.py
+++ b/__main__.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Usage:
 
 __authors__ = ("Melanie HENNART; Martin RETHORET-PASTY")
 __contact__ = ("martin.rethoret-pasty@pasteur.fr")
-__version__ = "1.6.1" 
+__version__ = "1.7.0" 
 __copyright__ = "copyleft"
 __date__ = "2024/03/04"