diff --git a/edgedb/_version.py b/edgedb/_version.py
index 9ea5c19a..6a42e8e1 100644
--- a/edgedb/_version.py
+++ b/edgedb/_version.py
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@
 # supported platforms, publish the packages on PyPI, merge the PR
 # to the target branch, create a Git tag pointing to the commit.
 
-__version__ = '0.16.0'
+__version__ = '0.17.0'