diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index 1f035ef..9b95e7e 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Use the [Nimble][2] package manager to add `ethers` to an existing
 project. Add the following to its .nimble file:
 
 ```nim
-requires "https://github.com/status-im/nim-ethers >= 0.1.6 & < 0.2.0"
+requires "https://github.com/status-im/nim-ethers >= 0.1.7 & < 0.2.0"
 ```
 
 Usage
diff --git a/ethers.nimble b/ethers.nimble
index 2c1f95f..e121381 100644
--- a/ethers.nimble
+++ b/ethers.nimble
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version = "0.1.6"
+version = "0.1.7"
 author = "Nim Ethers Authors"
 description = "library for interacting with Ethereum"
 license = "MIT"