diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 914fc70..f96d7a3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.flipkart.zjsonpatch</groupId>
     <artifactId>zjsonpatch</artifactId>
-    <version>0.4.16</version>
+    <version>0.4.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>zjsonpatch</name>