diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 02586b7..16f0be1 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ RUN wget https://github.com/threefoldtech/go-rmb/releases/download/v0.2.1/msgbus
 RUN wget https://github.com/threefoldtech/zinit/releases/download/v0.2.10/zinit -O /sbin/zinit \
     && chmod +x /sbin/zinit
 
-RUN wget https://github.com/threefoldtech/tfgridclient_proxy/releases/download/v1.6.11/tfgridclient_proxy_1.6.11_linux_amd64.tar.gz \
-    && tar -xzf tfgridclient_proxy_1.6.11_linux_amd64.tar.gz \
+RUN wget https://github.com/threefoldtech/tfgridclient_proxy/releases/download/v1.7.0-rc1/tfgridclient_proxy_1.7.0-rc1_linux_amd64.tar.gz \
+    && tar -xzf tfgridclient_proxy_1.7.0-rc1_linux_amd64.tar.gz \
     && chmod +x server \
     && mv server /usr/bin/server
 
diff --git a/charts/gridproxy/Chart.yaml b/charts/gridproxy/Chart.yaml
index e33d7a9..99c28d6 100644
--- a/charts/gridproxy/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/gridproxy/Chart.yaml
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ version: 1.1.1
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
-appVersion: 1.6.11
+appVersion: 1.7.0-rc1
diff --git a/charts/gridproxy/values.yaml b/charts/gridproxy/values.yaml
index dfead45..d47c230 100644
--- a/charts/gridproxy/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/gridproxy/values.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ image:
   repository: threefolddev/gridproxy
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   # Overrides the image tag whose default is the chart appVersion.
-  tag: "v1.6.11"
+  tag: "v1.7.0-rc1"
 
   env:          
     - name: "MNEMONICS"