diff --git a/packages/hxtorch/package.py b/packages/hxtorch/package.py
index dc584e262ee3dbc0a005992a299fbb566936dcdb..87b0a3d734238b5bedb912072ba49a98dd27c1a2 100644
--- a/packages/hxtorch/package.py
+++ b/packages/hxtorch/package.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class Hxtorch(WafPackage):
     # This repo provides a waf binary used for the build below
     git      = "https://github.com/electronicvisions/pynn-brainscales.git"
 
-    version('2.0-rc6', branch='waf')
+    version('2.0-rc7', branch='waf')
 
     # PPU compiler dependencies
     depends_on('oppulance@2.0:')