diff --git a/eng/versioning/version_client.txt b/eng/versioning/version_client.txt
index cb33154c7dcbe..2b4b51787f2cc 100644
--- a/eng/versioning/version_client.txt
+++ b/eng/versioning/version_client.txt
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ com.azure.resourcemanager:azure-resourcemanager-quota;2.0.0;2.1.0-beta.1
 com.azure.resourcemanager:azure-resourcemanager-extendedlocation;1.0.0;1.1.0-beta.1
 com.azure.resourcemanager:azure-resourcemanager-logz;1.0.0-beta.4;1.0.0-beta.5
 com.azure.resourcemanager:azure-resourcemanager-storagepool;1.0.0;1.1.0-beta.1
-com.azure.resourcemanager:azure-resourcemanager-dataprotection;1.5.0;1.6.0
+com.azure.resourcemanager:azure-resourcemanager-dataprotection;1.6.0;1.7.0-beta.1
 com.azure.resourcemanager:azure-resourcemanager-desktopvirtualization;1.2.0;1.3.0-beta.1
 com.azure.resourcemanager:azure-resourcemanager-loadtesting;1.1.0;1.2.0-beta.1
 com.azure.resourcemanager:azure-resourcemanager-automanage;1.0.0;1.1.0-beta.1
diff --git a/sdk/dataprotection/azure-resourcemanager-dataprotection/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/dataprotection/azure-resourcemanager-dataprotection/CHANGELOG.md
index b8740df6178cf..f5f63bdf8bd6b 100644
--- a/sdk/dataprotection/azure-resourcemanager-dataprotection/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/dataprotection/azure-resourcemanager-dataprotection/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # Release History
 
+## 1.7.0-beta.1 (Unreleased)
+
+### Features Added
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+### Bugs Fixed
+
+### Other Changes
+
 ## 1.6.0 (2026-09-04)
 
 - Azure Resource Manager Data Protection client library for Java. This package contains Microsoft Azure SDK for Data Protection Management SDK. Open API 2.0 Specs for Azure Data Protection service. Package api-version 2026-06-01. For documentation on how to use this package, please see [Azure Management Libraries for Java](https://aka.ms/azsdk/java/mgmt).
diff --git a/sdk/dataprotection/azure-resourcemanager-dataprotection/pom.xml b/sdk/dataprotection/azure-resourcemanager-dataprotection/pom.xml
index ac99091403797..2d75d3a49144c 100644
--- a/sdk/dataprotection/azure-resourcemanager-dataprotection/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/dataprotection/azure-resourcemanager-dataprotection/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.azure.resourcemanager</groupId>
   <artifactId>azure-resourcemanager-dataprotection</artifactId>
-  <version>1.6.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure.resourcemanager:azure-resourcemanager-dataprotection;current} -->
+  <version>1.7.0-beta.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure.resourcemanager:azure-resourcemanager-dataprotection;current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <name>Microsoft Azure SDK for Data Protection Management</name>