diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2e91b37e0c398ba76e6d87113a4a42c6461b328a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Version 1.7:
+- LAOS:
+  - Support for LAOS native bitmap-marking instead of raster-to-vector conversion (default)
+  - New option: "unidirectional bitmap marking" marks only left-to-right
+- Epilog:
+  - Fix: Epilog Zing and Helix did not remember hostname,port,ip and bed-size (in visicut)
+- Lasersaur:
+  - Experimental driver added (UNTESTET)
+
diff --git a/src/com/t_oster/liblasercut/LibInfo.java b/src/com/t_oster/liblasercut/LibInfo.java
index fd5d7ee79f5f540b3b52d4084a50c2356c8447d2..eddb54318143767e226dfde12029ba16ab72af80 100644
--- a/src/com/t_oster/liblasercut/LibInfo.java
+++ b/src/com/t_oster/liblasercut/LibInfo.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import com.t_oster.liblasercut.drivers.Lasersaur;
  */
 public class LibInfo
 {
-  private static String VERSION = "1.6";
+  private static String VERSION = "1.7";
   
   public static String getVersion()
   {
diff --git a/src/com/t_oster/liblasercut/drivers/LaosCutter.java b/src/com/t_oster/liblasercut/drivers/LaosCutter.java
index 0e5b98e10ddc0285f68054cfc50dc44e1b41b663..b48f544ffcee1dbad7994a3ce8956e5e0c7e8c05 100644
--- a/src/com/t_oster/liblasercut/drivers/LaosCutter.java
+++ b/src/com/t_oster/liblasercut/drivers/LaosCutter.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class LaosCutter extends LaserCutter
     return this.unidir;
   }
   
-  private boolean useLaosRastermode = false;
+  private boolean useLaosRastermode = true;
 
   /**
    * Get the value of useLaosRastermode