The developer of Stardew Valley sometimes answers fans' questions on social media. Recently, in a conversation with one of them, ConcernedApe revealed what will be included in update 1.7.
In Stardew Valley 1.7, he will introduce new social features, and another type of farm will also appear. However, he doesn't want to reveal too much, so he hasn't provided details yet.
The previous version 1.6 was released in March last year. Another project by ConcernedApe — Haunted Chocolatier — continues to develop; according to him, creating the patch should not slow down the work on the game.