diff --git a/manifest.php b/manifest.php
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100755
--- a/manifest.php
+++ b/manifest.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ return array(
 	'label' => 'Development Tools',
     'description' => 'Developer tools that can assist you in creating new extensions, run scripts, destroy your install',
     'license' => 'GPL-2.0',
-    'version' => '2.6.1',
+    'version' => '2.7.0',
 	'author' => 'Open Assessment Technologies',
 	'requires' => array(
 	    'tao' => '>=2.7.0'
diff --git a/scripts/update/Updater.php b/scripts/update/Updater.php
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/scripts/update/Updater.php
+++ b/scripts/update/Updater.php
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ class Updater extends \common_ext_ExtensionUpdater {
         if ($currentVersion == '2.6') {
         	$currentVersion = '2.6.1';
         }
+        if ($currentVersion == '2.6.1') {
+            $currentVersion = '2.7.0';
+        }
         return $currentVersion;
     }
 }
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increase extension version to <I>