diff --git a/.azure/pipelines/azure-pipelines-external-release.yml b/.azure/pipelines/azure-pipelines-external-release.yml
index 8d8c110f90..136370f737 100644
--- a/.azure/pipelines/azure-pipelines-external-release.yml
+++ b/.azure/pipelines/azure-pipelines-external-release.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #      1) update the name: string below (line 6)     -- this is the version for the nuget package (e.g. 1.0.0)
 #      2) update \libs\host\GarnetServer.cs readonly string version  (~line 45)   -- NOTE - these two values need to be the same 
 ###################################### 
-name: 1.0.16
+name: 1.0.17
 trigger:
   branches:
     include:
diff --git a/libs/host/GarnetServer.cs b/libs/host/GarnetServer.cs
index 782f6077c8..60c7e60e01 100644
--- a/libs/host/GarnetServer.cs
+++ b/libs/host/GarnetServer.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class GarnetServer : IDisposable
         protected StoreWrapper storeWrapper;
 
         // IMPORTANT: Keep the version in sync with .azure\pipelines\azure-pipelines-external-release.yml line ~6.
-        readonly string version = "1.0.16";
+        readonly string version = "1.0.17";
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Resp protocol version