diff --git a/configure/CONFIG_PVACCESS_VERSION b/configure/CONFIG_PVACCESS_VERSION
index 091a6e2..13b714d 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG_PVACCESS_VERSION
+++ b/configure/CONFIG_PVACCESS_VERSION
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
+# Version number for the PV Access API and shared library
+
 EPICS_PVA_MAJOR_VERSION = 7
 EPICS_PVA_MINOR_VERSION = 0
-EPICS_PVA_MAINTENANCE_VERSION = 0
-EPICS_PVA_DEVELOPMENT_FLAG = 0
+EPICS_PVA_MAINTENANCE_VERSION = 1
+
+# Development flag, set to zero for release versions
+
+EPICS_PVA_DEVELOPMENT_FLAG = 1
+
+# Immediately after a release the MAINTENANCE_VERSION
+# will be incremented and the DEVELOPMENT_FLAG set to 1