diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 46ca65c0..fbb8723c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # GNU Make syntax
 VERSION_MAJOR := 1
-VERSION_MINOR := 16
-VERSION_PATCH := 1
+VERSION_MINOR := 17
+VERSION_PATCH := 0