diff --git a/samples/sid_end_device/VERSION b/samples/sid_end_device/VERSION
index 808984a04c..b5c2c35ecc 100644
--- a/samples/sid_end_device/VERSION
+++ b/samples/sid_end_device/VERSION
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 VERSION_MAJOR = 2
-VERSION_MINOR = 6
+VERSION_MINOR = 7
 PATCHLEVEL = 99
 VERSION_TWEAK = 0
 EXTRAVERSION =
diff --git a/tests/manual/simple_bootloader/VERSION b/tests/manual/simple_bootloader/VERSION
index 808984a04c..b5c2c35ecc 100644
--- a/tests/manual/simple_bootloader/VERSION
+++ b/tests/manual/simple_bootloader/VERSION
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 VERSION_MAJOR = 2
-VERSION_MINOR = 6
+VERSION_MINOR = 7
 PATCHLEVEL = 99
 VERSION_TWEAK = 0
 EXTRAVERSION =