diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/Version.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/Version.java
index 7536f23d587..557cd40783c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/Version.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/Version.java
@@ -242,6 +242,8 @@ public class Version {
     public static final Version V_1_6_0 = new Version(V_1_6_0_ID, false, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_4_10_4);
     public static final int V_1_6_1_ID = 1060199;
     public static final Version V_1_6_1 = new Version(V_1_6_1_ID, true, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_4_10_4);
+    public static final int V_1_7_0_ID = 1070099;
+    public static final Version V_1_7_0 = new Version(V_1_7_0_ID, true, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_4_10_4);
     public static final int V_2_0_0_ID = 2000099;
     public static final Version V_2_0_0 = new Version(V_2_0_0_ID, true, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_5_2_0);
 
@@ -259,6 +261,8 @@ public class Version {
         switch (id) {
             case V_2_0_0_ID:
                 return V_2_0_0;
+            case V_1_7_0_ID:
+                return V_1_7_0;
             case V_1_6_1_ID:
                 return V_1_6_1;
             case V_1_6_0_ID: