diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b4eeba3..45cb247 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-* dev 0.1.7
+* release 0.1.7
 
   - Added informative message for excessive number of partitions
   - Added support for PHYLIP interleaved MSA format
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4889927..20dbd9d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.50])
-AC_INIT(modeltest-ng, 0.1.6, diego.darriba@h-its.org)
+AC_INIT(modeltest-ng, 0.1.7, diego.darriba@h-its.org)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([subdir-objects])
 
 CXXFLAGS="-g -O3 -Wall"
diff --git a/src/global_defs.h b/src/global_defs.h
index f5308cf..a63719b 100644
--- a/src/global_defs.h
+++ b/src/global_defs.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 #define PACKAGE "modeltest-ng"
 #define MTNG_VERSION "0.1.7"
-#define MTNG_DATE "06.11.2019"
+#define MTNG_DATE "17.03.2021"
 
 #define USE_POSIX_THREADS 1