diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 57c2a5c..92dd076 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Set up [VirtualBox](https://www.virtualbox.org/) in Debian-like systems.
 
 #### Variables
 
-* `virtualbox_version` [default: `6.1`]: Version to install
+* `virtualbox_version` [default: `7.0`]: Version to install
 * `virtualbox_install`: [default: `[]`]: Additional packages to install (e.g. `dkms`)
 
 ## Dependencies
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index cfee249..ca5e791 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # defaults file
 ---
-virtualbox_version: 6.1
+virtualbox_version: 7.0
 virtualbox_install: []