diff --git a/sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.Query/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.Query/CHANGELOG.md
index 1b2495b2505d..1c58323ef266 100644
--- a/sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.Query/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.Query/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # Release History
 
+## 1.7.0-beta.1 (Unreleased)
+
+### Features Added
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+### Bugs Fixed
+
+### Other Changes
+
 ## 1.6.0 (2024-12-03)
 
 ### Features Added
diff --git a/sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.Query/src/Azure.Monitor.Query.csproj b/sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.Query/src/Azure.Monitor.Query.csproj
index c15200906e8e..a6b3d7a16d2e 100644
--- a/sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.Query/src/Azure.Monitor.Query.csproj
+++ b/sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.Query/src/Azure.Monitor.Query.csproj
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Description>A library for querying Azure Monitor's Logs and Metrics data sources.</Description>
     <AssemblyTitle>Azure Monitor Query client library</AssemblyTitle>
-    <Version>1.6.0</Version>
+    <Version>1.7.0-beta.1</Version>
     <!--The ApiCompatVersion is managed automatically and should not generally be modified manually.-->
-    <ApiCompatVersion>1.5.0</ApiCompatVersion>
+    <ApiCompatVersion>1.6.0</ApiCompatVersion>
     <PackageTags>Azure Monitor Query</PackageTags>
     <DisableEnhancedAnalysis>true</DisableEnhancedAnalysis>
     <TargetFrameworks>$(RequiredTargetFrameworks)</TargetFrameworks>