diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/etherpad.pp b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/etherpad.pp
index bbe78f72e1..ad875a094e 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/etherpad.pp
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/etherpad.pp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class openstack_project::etherpad (
 ) {
   class { 'etherpad_lite':
     ep_ensure      => 'latest',
-    eplite_version => '1.6.6',
+    eplite_version => '1.7.0',
     nodejs_version => '6.x',
   }