diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 517f46e3..d1cc2975 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "c8",
-  "version": "6.0.1",
+  "version": "7.0.0",
   "description": "output coverage reports using Node.js' built in coverage",
   "main": "index.js",
   "bin": "./bin/c8.js",