diff --git a/doc/src/Manual.txt b/doc/src/Manual.txt
index 1da854c483..375a1c097b 100644
--- a/doc/src/Manual.txt
+++ b/doc/src/Manual.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
LAMMPS Users Manual
-
+
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
LAMMPS Documentation :c,h3
-21 Feb 2017 version :c,h4
+7 Mar 2017 version :c,h4
Version info: :h4
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 9f6021787c..703db28c26 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define LAMMPS_VERSION "21 Feb 2017"
+#define LAMMPS_VERSION "7 Mar 2017"