Version bump
diff --git a/bindings/ruby/Cargo.toml b/bindings/ruby/Cargo.toml
index bd6f4dd..ae662de 100644
--- a/bindings/ruby/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bindings/ruby/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/apache/opendal"
 rust-version = "1.85"
-version = "0.1.6"
+version = "0.1.7-rc.1"
 
 [lib]
 crate-type = ["cdylib"]