diff --git a/balsam/__init__.py b/balsam/__init__.py
index cabac987..5267dce2 100644
--- a/balsam/__init__.py
+++ b/balsam/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 from balsam.util import config_root_logger
 
-__version__ = "0.7.0.a16"
+__version__ = "0.7.0.a17"
 config_root_logger()