diff --git a/mmselfsup/__init__.py b/mmselfsup/__init__.py
index cd673dba..63093967 100644
--- a/mmselfsup/__init__.py
+++ b/mmselfsup/__init__.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def digit_version(version_str: str, length: int = 4):
 
 
 mmcv_minimum_version = '1.4.2'
-mmcv_maximum_version = '1.6.0'
+mmcv_maximum_version = '1.7.0'
 mmcv_version = digit_version(mmcv.__version__)
 
 mmcls_minimum_version = '0.21.0'